// Removes leading whitespaces - START
	function leftTrim( value ) {
		var re = /\s*((\S+\s*)*)/;
		return value.replace(re, "$1");
	}
	
	// Removes ending whitespaces
	function rightTrim( value ) {
		var re = /((\s*\S+)*)\s*/;
		return value.replace(re, "$1");
	}
	
	// Removes leading and ending whitespaces
	function trim( value ) {
		return leftTrim(rightTrim(value));
	}
// Removes leading whitespaces - END