function trim(string){
while(''+string.charAt(0)==' ')
	string=string.substring(1,string.length);

while(''+string.charAt(string.length-1)==' ')
	string=string.substring(0,string.length-1)

return string;
}

function ignoreSpaces(string) {
var temp = "";
string = '' + string;
splitstring = string.split(" ");
for(i = 0; i < splitstring.length; i++)
temp += splitstring[i];
return temp;
}