source: trunk/web/addons/job_monarch/lib/extjs/source/core/Ext.js @ 619

/*
 * Ext JS Library 2.2.1
 * Copyright(c) 2006-2009, Ext JS, LLC.
 * licensing@extjs.com
 * 
 * http://extjs.com/license
 */


Ext = {version: '2.2.1'};

// for old browsers
window["undefined"] = window["undefined"];

/**
 * @class Ext
 * Ext core utilities and functions.
 * @singleton
 */

/**
 * Copies all the properties of config to obj.
 * @param {Object} obj The receiver of the properties
 * @param {Object} config The source of the properties
 * @param {Object} defaults A different object that will also be applied for default values
 * @return {Object} returns obj
 * @member Ext apply
 */
Ext.apply = function(o, c, defaults){
    if(defaults){
        // no "this" reference for friendly out of scope calls
        Ext.apply(o, defaults);
    }
    if(o && c && typeof c == 'object'){
        for(var p in c){
            o[p] = c[p];
        }
    }
    return o;
};

(function(){
    var idSeed = 0;
    var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

    var isStrict = document.compatMode == "CSS1Compat",
        isOpera = ua.indexOf("opera") > -1,
        isChrome = ua.indexOf("chrome") > -1,
        isSafari = !isChrome && (/webkit|khtml/).test(ua),
        isSafari3 = isSafari && ua.indexOf('webkit/5') != -1,
        isIE = !isOpera && ua.indexOf("msie") > -1,
        isIE7 = !isOpera && ua.indexOf("msie 7") > -1,
        isIE8 = !isOpera && ua.indexOf("msie 8") > -1,
        isGecko = !isSafari && !isChrome && ua.indexOf("gecko") > -1,
        isGecko3 = isGecko && ua.indexOf("rv:1.9") > -1,
        isBorderBox = isIE && !isStrict,
        isWindows = (ua.indexOf("windows") != -1 || ua.indexOf("win32") != -1),
        isMac = (ua.indexOf("macintosh") != -1 || ua.indexOf("mac os x") != -1),
        isAir = (ua.indexOf("adobeair") != -1),
        isLinux = (ua.indexOf("linux") != -1),
        isSecure = window.location.href.toLowerCase().indexOf("https") === 0;

    // remove css image flicker
        if(isIE && !isIE7){
        try{
            document.execCommand("BackgroundImageCache", false, true);
        }catch(e){}
    }

    Ext.apply(Ext, {
        /**
         * True if the browser is in strict (standards-compliant) mode, as opposed to quirks mode
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isStrict : isStrict,
        /**
         * True if the page is running over SSL
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isSecure : isSecure,
        /**
         * True when the document is fully initialized and ready for action
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isReady : false,

        /**
         * True to automatically uncache orphaned Ext.Elements periodically (defaults to true)
         * @type Boolean
         */
        enableGarbageCollector : true,

        /**
         * True to automatically purge event listeners after uncaching an element (defaults to false).
         * Note: this only happens if enableGarbageCollector is true.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        enableListenerCollection:false,


        /**
         * URL to a blank file used by Ext when in secure mode for iframe src and onReady src to prevent
         * the IE insecure content warning (defaults to javascript:false).
         * @type String
         */
        SSL_SECURE_URL : "javascript:false",

        /**
         * URL to a 1x1 transparent gif image used by Ext to create inline icons with CSS background images. (Defaults to
         * "http://extjs.com/s.gif" and you should change this to a URL on your server).
         * @type String
         */
        BLANK_IMAGE_URL : "http:/"+"/extjs.com/s.gif",

        /**
        * A reusable empty function
        * @property
         * @type Function
        */
        emptyFn : function(){},

        /**
         * Copies all the properties of config to obj if they don't already exist.
         * @param {Object} obj The receiver of the properties
         * @param {Object} config The source of the properties
         * @return {Object} returns obj
         */
        applyIf : function(o, c){
            if(o && c){
                for(var p in c){
                    if(typeof o[p] == "undefined"){ o[p] = c[p]; }
                }
            }
            return o;
        },

        /**
         * Applies event listeners to elements by selectors when the document is ready.
         * The event name is specified with an @ suffix.
<pre><code>
Ext.addBehaviors({
   // add a listener for click on all anchors in element with id foo
   '#foo a@click' : function(e, t){
       // do something
   },

   // add the same listener to multiple selectors (separated by comma BEFORE the @)
   '#foo a, #bar span.some-class@mouseover' : function(){
       // do something
   }
});
</code></pre>
         * @param {Object} obj The list of behaviors to apply
         */
        addBehaviors : function(o){
            if(!Ext.isReady){
                Ext.onReady(function(){
                    Ext.addBehaviors(o);
                });
                return;
            }
            var cache = {}; // simple cache for applying multiple behaviors to same selector does query multiple times
            for(var b in o){
                var parts = b.split('@');
                if(parts[1]){ // for Object prototype breakers
                    var s = parts[0];
                    if(!cache[s]){
                        cache[s] = Ext.select(s);
                    }
                    cache[s].on(parts[1], o[b]);
                }
            }
            cache = null;
        },

        /**
         * Generates unique ids. If the element already has an id, it is unchanged
         * @param {Mixed} el (optional) The element to generate an id for
         * @param {String} prefix (optional) Id prefix (defaults "ext-gen")
         * @return {String} The generated Id.
         */
        id : function(el, prefix){
            prefix = prefix || "ext-gen";
            el = Ext.getDom(el);
            var id = prefix + (++idSeed);
            return el ? (el.id ? el.id : (el.id = id)) : id;
        },

        /**
         * Extends one class with another class and optionally overrides members with the passed literal. This class
         * also adds the function "override()" to the class that can be used to override
         * members on an instance.
         * * <p>
         * This function also supports a 2-argument call in which the subclass's constructor is
         * not passed as an argument. In this form, the parameters are as follows:</p><p>
         * <div class="mdetail-params"><ul>
         * <li><code>superclass</code>
         * <div class="sub-desc">The class being extended</div></li>
         * <li><code>overrides</code>
         * <div class="sub-desc">A literal with members which are copied into the subclass's
         * prototype, and are therefore shared among all instances of the new class.<p>
         * This may contain a special member named <tt><b>constructor</b></tt>. This is used
         * to define the constructor of the new class, and is returned. If this property is
         * <i>not</i> specified, a constructor is generated and returned which just calls the
         * superclass's constructor passing on its parameters.</p></div></li>
         * </ul></div></p><p>
         * For example, to create a subclass of the Ext GridPanel:
         * <pre><code>
    MyGridPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.GridPanel, {
        constructor: function(config) {
            // Your preprocessing here
                MyGridPanel.superclass.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
            // Your postprocessing here
        },

        yourMethod: function() {
            // etc.
        }
    });
</code></pre>
         * </p>
         * @param {Function} subclass The class inheriting the functionality
         * @param {Function} superclass The class being extended
         * @param {Object} overrides (optional) A literal with members which are copied into the subclass's
         * prototype, and are therefore shared between all instances of the new class.
         * @return {Function} The subclass constructor.
         * @method extend
         */
        extend : function(){
            // inline overrides
            var io = function(o){
                for(var m in o){
                    this[m] = o[m];
                }
            };
            var oc = Object.prototype.constructor;

            return function(sb, sp, overrides){
                if(typeof sp == 'object'){
                    overrides = sp;
                    sp = sb;
                    sb = overrides.constructor != oc ? overrides.constructor : function(){sp.apply(this, arguments);};
                }
                var F = function(){}, sbp, spp = sp.prototype;
                F.prototype = spp;
                sbp = sb.prototype = new F();
                sbp.constructor=sb;
                sb.superclass=spp;
                if(spp.constructor == oc){
                    spp.constructor=sp;
                }
                sb.override = function(o){
                    Ext.override(sb, o);
                };
                sbp.override = io;
                Ext.override(sb, overrides);
                sb.extend = function(o){Ext.extend(sb, o);};
                return sb;
            };
        }(),

        /**
         * Adds a list of functions to the prototype of an existing class, overwriting any existing methods with the same name.
         * Usage:<pre><code>
Ext.override(MyClass, {
    newMethod1: function(){
        // etc.
    },
    newMethod2: function(foo){
        // etc.
    }
});
 </code></pre>
         * @param {Object} origclass The class to override
         * @param {Object} overrides The list of functions to add to origClass.  This should be specified as an object literal
         * containing one or more methods.
         * @method override
         */
        override : function(origclass, overrides){
            if(overrides){
                var p = origclass.prototype;
                for(var method in overrides){
                    p[method] = overrides[method];
                }
                if(Ext.isIE && overrides.toString != origclass.toString){
                    p.toString = overrides.toString;
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Creates namespaces to be used for scoping variables and classes so that they are not global.  Usage:
         * <pre><code>
Ext.namespace('Company', 'Company.data');
Company.Widget = function() { ... }
Company.data.CustomStore = function(config) { ... }
</code></pre>
         * @param {String} namespace1
         * @param {String} namespace2
         * @param {String} etc
         * @method namespace
         */
        namespace : function(){
            var a=arguments, o=null, i, j, d, rt;
            for (i=0; i<a.length; ++i) {
                d=a[i].split(".");
                rt = d[0];
                eval('if (typeof ' + rt + ' == "undefined"){' + rt + ' = {};} o = ' + rt + ';');
                for (j=1; j<d.length; ++j) {
                    o[d[j]]=o[d[j]] || {};
                    o=o[d[j]];
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Takes an object and converts it to an encoded URL. e.g. Ext.urlEncode({foo: 1, bar: 2}); would return "foo=1&bar=2".  Optionally, property values can be arrays, instead of keys and the resulting string that's returned will contain a name/value pair for each array value.
         * @param {Object} o
         * @return {String}
         */
        urlEncode : function(o){
            if(!o){
                return "";
            }
            var buf = [];
            for(var key in o){
                var ov = o[key], k = encodeURIComponent(key);
                var type = typeof ov;
                if(type == 'undefined'){
                    buf.push(k, "=&");
                }else if(type != "function" && type != "object"){
                    buf.push(k, "=", encodeURIComponent(ov), "&");
                }else if(Ext.isDate(ov)){
                    var s = Ext.encode(ov).replace(/"/g, '');
                    buf.push(k, "=", s, "&");
                }else if(Ext.isArray(ov)){
                    if (ov.length) {
                            for(var i = 0, len = ov.length; i < len; i++) {
                                buf.push(k, "=", encodeURIComponent(ov[i] === undefined ? '' : ov[i]), "&");
                            }
                        } else {
                            buf.push(k, "=&");
                        }
                }
            }
            buf.pop();
            return buf.join("");
        },

        /**
         * Takes an encoded URL and and converts it to an object. e.g. Ext.urlDecode("foo=1&bar=2"); would return {foo: "1", bar: "2"}
         * or Ext.urlDecode("foo=1&bar=2&bar=3&bar=4", false); would return {foo: "1", bar: ["2", "3", "4"]}.
         * @param {String} string
         * @param {Boolean} overwrite (optional) Items of the same name will overwrite previous values instead of creating an an array (Defaults to false).
         * @return {Object} A literal with members
         */
        urlDecode : function(string, overwrite){
            if(!string || !string.length){
                return {};
            }
            var obj = {};
            var pairs = string.split('&');
            var pair, name, value;
            for(var i = 0, len = pairs.length; i < len; i++){
                pair = pairs[i].split('=');
                name = decodeURIComponent(pair[0]);
                value = decodeURIComponent(pair[1]);
                if(overwrite !== true){
                    if(typeof obj[name] == "undefined"){
                        obj[name] = value;
                    }else if(typeof obj[name] == "string"){
                        obj[name] = [obj[name]];
                        obj[name].push(value);
                    }else{
                        obj[name].push(value);
                    }
                }else{
                    obj[name] = value;
                }
            }
            return obj;
        },

        /**
         * Iterates an array calling the passed function with each item, stopping if your function returns false. If the
         * passed array is not really an array, your function is called once with it.
         * The supplied function is called with (Object item, Number index, Array allItems).
         * @param {Array/NodeList/Mixed} array
         * @param {Function} fn
         * @param {Object} scope
         */
        each : function(array, fn, scope){
            if(typeof array.length == "undefined" || typeof array == "string"){
                array = [array];
            }
            for(var i = 0, len = array.length; i < len; i++){
                if(fn.call(scope || array[i], array[i], i, array) === false){ return i; };
            }
        },

        // deprecated
        combine : function(){
            var as = arguments, l = as.length, r = [];
            for(var i = 0; i < l; i++){
                var a = as[i];
                if(Ext.isArray(a)){
                    r = r.concat(a);
                }else if(a.length !== undefined && !a.substr){
                    r = r.concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(a, 0));
                }else{
                    r.push(a);
                }
            }
            return r;
        },

        /**
         * Escapes the passed string for use in a regular expression
         * @param {String} str
         * @return {String}
         */
        escapeRe : function(s) {
            return s.replace(/([.*+?^${}()|[\]\/\\])/g, "\\$1");
        },

        // internal
        callback : function(cb, scope, args, delay){
            if(typeof cb == "function"){
                if(delay){
                    cb.defer(delay, scope, args || []);
                }else{
                    cb.apply(scope, args || []);
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Return the dom node for the passed string (id), dom node, or Ext.Element
         * @param {Mixed} el
         * @return HTMLElement
         */
        getDom : function(el){
            if(!el || !document){
                return null;
            }
            return el.dom ? el.dom : (typeof el == 'string' ? document.getElementById(el) : el);
        },

        /**
        * Returns the current HTML document object as an {@link Ext.Element}.
        * @return Ext.Element The document
        */
        getDoc : function(){
            return Ext.get(document);
        },

        /**
        * Returns the current document body as an {@link Ext.Element}.
        * @return Ext.Element The document body
        */
        getBody : function(){
            return Ext.get(document.body || document.documentElement);
        },

        /**
        * Shorthand for {@link Ext.ComponentMgr#get}
        * @param {String} id
        * @return Ext.Component
        */
        getCmp : function(id){
            return Ext.ComponentMgr.get(id);
        },

        /**
         * Utility method for validating that a value is numeric, returning the specified default value if it is not.
         * @param {Mixed} value Should be a number, but any type will be handled appropriately
         * @param {Number} defaultValue The value to return if the original value is non-numeric
         * @return {Number} Value, if numeric, else defaultValue
         */
        num : function(v, defaultValue){
            if(typeof v != 'number' || isNaN(v)){
                return defaultValue;
            }
            return v;
        },

        /**
         * Attempts to destroy any objects passed to it by removing all event listeners, removing them from the
         * DOM (if applicable) and calling their destroy functions (if available).  This method is primarily
         * intended for arguments of type {@link Ext.Element} and {@link Ext.Component}, but any subclass of
         * {@link Ext.util.Observable} can be passed in.  Any number of elements and/or components can be
         * passed into this function in a single call as separate arguments.
         * @param {Mixed} arg1 An {@link Ext.Element} or {@link Ext.Component} to destroy
         * @param {Mixed} arg2 (optional)
         * @param {Mixed} etc... (optional)
         */
        destroy : function(){
            for(var i = 0, a = arguments, len = a.length; i < len; i++) {
                var as = a[i];
                if(as){
                            if(typeof as.destroy == 'function'){
                                as.destroy();
                            }
                            else if(as.dom){
                                as.removeAllListeners();
                                as.remove();
                            }
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Removes a DOM node from the document.  The body node will be ignored if passed in.
         * @param {HTMLElement} node The node to remove
         */
        removeNode : isIE ? function(){
            var d;
            return function(n){
                if(n && n.tagName != 'BODY'){
                    d = d || document.createElement('div');
                    d.appendChild(n);
                    d.innerHTML = '';
                }
            }
        }() : function(n){
            if(n && n.parentNode && n.tagName != 'BODY'){
                n.parentNode.removeChild(n);
            }
        },

        // inpired by a similar function in mootools library
        /**
         * Returns the type of object that is passed in. If the object passed in is null or undefined it
         * return false otherwise it returns one of the following values:<ul>
         * <li><b>string</b>: If the object passed is a string</li>
         * <li><b>number</b>: If the object passed is a number</li>
         * <li><b>boolean</b>: If the object passed is a boolean value</li>
         * <li><b>date</b>: If the object passed is a Date object</li>
         * <li><b>function</b>: If the object passed is a function reference</li>
         * <li><b>object</b>: If the object passed is an object</li>
         * <li><b>array</b>: If the object passed is an array</li>
         * <li><b>regexp</b>: If the object passed is a regular expression</li>
         * <li><b>element</b>: If the object passed is a DOM Element</li>
         * <li><b>nodelist</b>: If the object passed is a DOM NodeList</li>
         * <li><b>textnode</b>: If the object passed is a DOM text node and contains something other than whitespace</li>
         * <li><b>whitespace</b>: If the object passed is a DOM text node and contains only whitespace</li>
         * @param {Mixed} object
         * @return {String}
         */
        type : function(o){
            if(o === undefined || o === null){
                return false;
            }
            if(o.htmlElement){
                return 'element';
            }
            var t = typeof o;
            if(t == 'object' && o.nodeName) {
                switch(o.nodeType) {
                    case 1: return 'element';
                    case 3: return (/\S/).test(o.nodeValue) ? 'textnode' : 'whitespace';
                }
            }
            if(t == 'object' || t == 'function') {
                switch(o.constructor) {
                    case Array: return 'array';
                    case RegExp: return 'regexp';
                    case Date: return 'date';
                }
                if(typeof o.length == 'number' && typeof o.item == 'function') {
                    return 'nodelist';
                }
            }
            return t;
        },

        /**
         * Returns true if the passed value is null, undefined or an empty string.
         * @param {Mixed} value The value to test
         * @param {Boolean} allowBlank (optional) true to allow empty strings (defaults to false)
         * @return {Boolean}
         */
        isEmpty : function(v, allowBlank){
            return v === null || v === undefined || (!allowBlank ? v === '' : false);
        },

        /**
         * Utility method for validating that a value is non-empty (i.e. i) not null, ii) not undefined, and iii) not an empty string), 
         * returning the specified default value if it is.
         * @param {Mixed} value The value to test
         * @param {Mixed} defaultValue The value to return if the original value is empty
         * @param {Boolean} allowBlank (optional) true to allow empty strings (defaults to false)
         * @return {Mixed} value, if non-empty, else defaultValue
         */
        value : function(v, defaultValue, allowBlank){
            return Ext.isEmpty(v, allowBlank) ? defaultValue : v;
        },

        /**
         * Returns true if the passed object is a JavaScript array, otherwise false.
         * @param {Object} The object to test
         * @return {Boolean}
         */
                isArray : function(v){
                        return v && typeof v.length == 'number' && typeof v.splice == 'function';
                },

                /**
         * Returns true if the passed object is a JavaScript date object, otherwise false.
         * @param {Object} The object to test
         * @return {Boolean}
         */
                isDate : function(v){
                        return v && typeof v.getFullYear == 'function';
                },

        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Opera.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isOpera : isOpera,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Chrome.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isChrome : isChrome,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Safari.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isSafari : isSafari,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Safari 3.x.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isSafari3 : isSafari3,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Safari 2.x.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isSafari2 : isSafari && !isSafari3,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Internet Explorer.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isIE : isIE,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Internet Explorer 6.x.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isIE6 : isIE && !isIE7 && !isIE8,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Internet Explorer 7.x.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isIE7 : isIE7,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Internet Explorer 8.x.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isIE8 : isIE8,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser uses the Gecko layout engine (e.g. Mozilla, Firefox).
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isGecko : isGecko,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser uses a pre-Gecko 1.9 layout engine (e.g. Firefox 2.x).
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isGecko2 : isGecko && !isGecko3,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser uses a Gecko 1.9+ layout engine (e.g. Firefox 3.x).
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isGecko3 : isGecko3,
        /**
         * True if the detected browser is Internet Explorer running in non-strict mode.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isBorderBox : isBorderBox,
        /**
         * True if the detected platform is Linux.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isLinux : isLinux,
        /**
         * True if the detected platform is Windows.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isWindows : isWindows,
        /**
         * True if the detected platform is Mac OS.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isMac : isMac,
        /**
         * True if the detected platform is Adobe Air.
         * @type Boolean
         */
        isAir : isAir,

            /**
             * By default, Ext intelligently decides whether floating elements should be shimmed. If you are using flash,
             * you may want to set this to true.
             * @type Boolean
             */
        useShims : ((isIE && !isIE7) || (isMac && isGecko && !isGecko3))
    });

    // in intellij using keyword "namespace" causes parsing errors
    Ext.ns = Ext.namespace;
})();

Ext.ns("Ext", "Ext.util", "Ext.grid", "Ext.dd", "Ext.tree", "Ext.data",
                "Ext.form", "Ext.menu", "Ext.state", "Ext.lib", "Ext.layout", "Ext.app", "Ext.ux");


/**
 * @class Function
 * These functions are available on every Function object (any JavaScript function).
 */
Ext.apply(Function.prototype, {
     /**
     * Creates a callback that passes arguments[0], arguments[1], arguments[2], ...
     * Call directly on any function. Example: <code>myFunction.createCallback(arg1, arg2)</code>
     * Will create a function that is bound to those 2 args. <b>If a specific scope is required in the
     * callback, use {@link #createDelegate} instead.</b> The function returned by createCallback always
     * executes in the window scope.
     * <p>This method is required when you want to pass arguments to a callback function.  If no arguments
     * are needed, you can simply pass a reference to the function as a callback (e.g., callback: myFn).
     * However, if you tried to pass a function with arguments (e.g., callback: myFn(arg1, arg2)) the function
     * would simply execute immediately when the code is parsed. Example usage:
     * <pre><code>
var sayHi = function(name){
    alert('Hi, ' + name);
}

// clicking the button alerts "Hi, Fred"
new Ext.Button({
    text: 'Say Hi',
    renderTo: Ext.getBody(),
    handler: sayHi.createCallback('Fred')
});
</code></pre>
     * @return {Function} The new function
    */
    createCallback : function(/*args...*/){
        // make args available, in function below
        var args = arguments;
        var method = this;
        return function() {
            return method.apply(window, args);
        };
    },

    /**
     * Creates a delegate (callback) that sets the scope to obj.
     * Call directly on any function. Example: <code>this.myFunction.createDelegate(this, [arg1, arg2])</code>
     * Will create a function that is automatically scoped to obj so that the <tt>this</tt> variable inside the
     * callback points to obj. Example usage:
     * <pre><code>
var sayHi = function(name){
    // Note this use of "this.text" here.  This function expects to
    // execute within a scope that contains a text property.  In this
    // example, the "this" variable is pointing to the btn object that
    // was passed in createDelegate below.
    alert('Hi, ' + name + '. You clicked the "' + this.text + '" button.');
}

var btn = new Ext.Button({
    text: 'Say Hi',
    renderTo: Ext.getBody()
});

// This callback will execute in the scope of the
// button instance. Clicking the button alerts
// "Hi, Fred. You clicked the "Say Hi" button."
btn.on('click', sayHi.createDelegate(btn, ['Fred']));
</code></pre>
     * @param {Object} obj (optional) The object for which the scope is set
     * @param {Array} args (optional) Overrides arguments for the call. (Defaults to the arguments passed by the caller)
     * @param {Boolean/Number} appendArgs (optional) if True args are appended to call args instead of overriding,
     *                                             if a number the args are inserted at the specified position
     * @return {Function} The new function
     */
    createDelegate : function(obj, args, appendArgs){
        var method = this;
        return function() {
            var callArgs = args || arguments;
            if(appendArgs === true){
                callArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
                callArgs = callArgs.concat(args);
            }else if(typeof appendArgs == "number"){
                callArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0); // copy arguments first
                var applyArgs = [appendArgs, 0].concat(args); // create method call params
                Array.prototype.splice.apply(callArgs, applyArgs); // splice them in
            }
            return method.apply(obj || window, callArgs);
        };
    },

    /**
     * Calls this function after the number of millseconds specified, optionally in a specific scope. Example usage:
     * <pre><code>
var sayHi = function(name){
    alert('Hi, ' + name);
}

// executes immediately:
sayHi('Fred');

// executes after 2 seconds:
sayHi.defer(2000, this, ['Fred']);

// this syntax is sometimes useful for deferring
// execution of an anonymous function:
(function(){
    alert('Anonymous');
}).defer(100);
</code></pre>
     * @param {Number} millis The number of milliseconds for the setTimeout call (if 0 the function is executed immediately)
     * @param {Object} obj (optional) The object for which the scope is set
     * @param {Array} args (optional) Overrides arguments for the call. (Defaults to the arguments passed by the caller)
     * @param {Boolean/Number} appendArgs (optional) if True args are appended to call args instead of overriding,
     *                                             if a number the args are inserted at the specified position
     * @return {Number} The timeout id that can be used with clearTimeout
     */
    defer : function(millis, obj, args, appendArgs){
        var fn = this.createDelegate(obj, args, appendArgs);
        if(millis){
            return setTimeout(fn, millis);
        }
        fn();
        return 0;
    },

    /**
     * Create a combined function call sequence of the original function + the passed function.
     * The resulting function returns the results of the original function.
     * The passed fcn is called with the parameters of the original function. Example usage:
     * <pre><code>
var sayHi = function(name){
    alert('Hi, ' + name);
}

sayHi('Fred'); // alerts "Hi, Fred"

var sayGoodbye = sayHi.createSequence(function(name){
    alert('Bye, ' + name);
});

sayGoodbye('Fred'); // both alerts show
</code></pre>
     * @param {Function} fcn The function to sequence
     * @param {Object} scope (optional) The scope of the passed fcn (Defaults to scope of original function or window)
     * @return {Function} The new function
     */
    createSequence : function(fcn, scope){
        if(typeof fcn != "function"){
            return this;
        }
        var method = this;
        return function() {
            var retval = method.apply(this || window, arguments);
            fcn.apply(scope || this || window, arguments);
            return retval;
        };
    },

    /**
     * Creates an interceptor function. The passed fcn is called before the original one. If it returns false,
     * the original one is not called. The resulting function returns the results of the original function.
     * The passed fcn is called with the parameters of the original function. Example usage:
     * <pre><code>
var sayHi = function(name){
    alert('Hi, ' + name);
}

sayHi('Fred'); // alerts "Hi, Fred"

// create a new function that validates input without
// directly modifying the original function:
var sayHiToFriend = sayHi.createInterceptor(function(name){
    return name == 'Brian';
});

sayHiToFriend('Fred');  // no alert
sayHiToFriend('Brian'); // alerts "Hi, Brian"
</code></pre>
     * @param {Function} fcn The function to call before the original
     * @param {Object} scope (optional) The scope of the passed fcn (Defaults to scope of original function or window)
     * @return {Function} The new function
     */
    createInterceptor : function(fcn, scope){
        if(typeof fcn != "function"){
            return this;
        }
        var method = this;
        return function() {
            fcn.target = this;
            fcn.method = method;
            if(fcn.apply(scope || this || window, arguments) === false){
                return;
            }
            return method.apply(this || window, arguments);
        };
    }
});

/**
 * @class String
 * These functions are available as static methods on the JavaScript String object.
 */
Ext.applyIf(String, {

    /**
     * Escapes the passed string for ' and \
     * @param {String} string The string to escape
     * @return {String} The escaped string
     * @static
     */
    escape : function(string) {
        return string.replace(/('|\\)/g, "\\$1");
    },

    /**
     * Pads the left side of a string with a specified character.  This is especially useful
     * for normalizing number and date strings.  Example usage:
     * <pre><code>
var s = String.leftPad('123', 5, '0');
// s now contains the string: '00123'
</code></pre>
     * @param {String} string The original string
     * @param {Number} size The total length of the output string
     * @param {String} char (optional) The character with which to pad the original string (defaults to empty string " ")
     * @return {String} The padded string
     * @static
     */
    leftPad : function (val, size, ch) {
        var result = new String(val);
        if(!ch) {
            ch = " ";
        }
        while (result.length < size) {
            result = ch + result;
        }
        return result.toString();
    },

    /**
     * Allows you to define a tokenized string and pass an arbitrary number of arguments to replace the tokens.  Each
     * token must be unique, and must increment in the format {0}, {1}, etc.  Example usage:
     * <pre><code>
var cls = 'my-class', text = 'Some text';
var s = String.format('&lt;div class="{0}">{1}&lt;/div>', cls, text);
// s now contains the string: '&lt;div class="my-class">Some text&lt;/div>'
</code></pre>
     * @param {String} string The tokenized string to be formatted
     * @param {String} value1 The value to replace token {0}
     * @param {String} value2 Etc...
     * @return {String} The formatted string
     * @static
     */
    format : function(format){
        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
        return format.replace(/\{(\d+)\}/g, function(m, i){
            return args[i];
        });
    }
});

/**
 * Utility function that allows you to easily switch a string between two alternating values.  The passed value
 * is compared to the current string, and if they are equal, the other value that was passed in is returned.  If
 * they are already different, the first value passed in is returned.  Note that this method returns the new value
 * but does not change the current string.
 * <pre><code>
// alternate sort directions
sort = sort.toggle('ASC', 'DESC');

// instead of conditional logic:
sort = (sort == 'ASC' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC');
</code></pre>
 * @param {String} value The value to compare to the current string
 * @param {String} other The new value to use if the string already equals the first value passed in
 * @return {String} The new value
 */
String.prototype.toggle = function(value, other){
    return this == value ? other : value;
};

/**
 * Trims whitespace from either end of a string, leaving spaces within the string intact.  Example:
 * <pre><code>
var s = '  foo bar  ';
alert('-' + s + '-');         //alerts "- foo bar -"
alert('-' + s.trim() + '-');  //alerts "-foo bar-"
</code></pre>
 * @return {String} The trimmed string
 */
String.prototype.trim = function(){
    var re = /^\s+|\s+$/g;
    return function(){ return this.replace(re, ""); };
}();
/**
 * @class Number
 */
Ext.applyIf(Number.prototype, {
    /**
     * Checks whether or not the current number is within a desired range.  If the number is already within the
     * range it is returned, otherwise the min or max value is returned depending on which side of the range is
     * exceeded.  Note that this method returns the constrained value but does not change the current number.
     * @param {Number} min The minimum number in the range
     * @param {Number} max The maximum number in the range
     * @return {Number} The constrained value if outside the range, otherwise the current value
     */
    constrain : function(min, max){
        return Math.min(Math.max(this, min), max);
    }
});
/**
 * @class Array
 */
Ext.applyIf(Array.prototype, {
    /**
     * Checks whether or not the specified object exists in the array.
     * @param {Object} o The object to check for
     * @return {Number} The index of o in the array (or -1 if it is not found)
     */
    indexOf : function(o){
       for (var i = 0, len = this.length; i < len; i++){
              if(this[i] == o) return i;
       }
           return -1;
    },

    /**
     * Removes the specified object from the array.  If the object is not found nothing happens.
     * @param {Object} o The object to remove
     * @return {Array} this array
     */
    remove : function(o){
       var index = this.indexOf(o);
       if(index != -1){
           this.splice(index, 1);
       }
       return this;
    }
});

/**
 Returns the number of milliseconds between this date and date
 @param {Date} date (optional) Defaults to now
 @return {Number} The diff in milliseconds
 @member Date getElapsed
 */
Date.prototype.getElapsed = function(date) {
        return Math.abs((date || new Date()).getTime()-this.getTime());
};