function in_array(stringToSearch, arrayToSearch) {
            for (s = 0; s < arrayToSearch.length; s++) {
                        thisEntry = arrayToSearch[s].toString();
                        if (thisEntry == stringToSearch) {
                                   return true;
                        }
            }
            return false;
}

$.fn.getDate = function(){
    return $.datepicker.formatDate('dd-mm-yy', $(this).datepicker('getDate'));
};

String.prototype.ltrim = function () { return this.replace(/^ */,""); }
String.prototype.rtrim = function () { return this.replace(/ *$/,""); }
String.prototype.trim = function () { return this.ltrim().rtrim(); }