// {{{ number_format
function number_format( number, decimals, dec_point, thousands_sep ) {
    // Format a number with grouped thousands
    // 
    // +    discuss at: http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/javascript_equivalent_for_phps_number_format/
    // +       version: 809.2411
    // +   original by: Jonas Raoni Soares Silva (http://www.jsfromhell.com)
    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +     bugfix by: Michael White (http://getsprink.com)
    // +     bugfix by: Benjamin Lupton
    // +     bugfix by: Allan Jensen (http://www.winternet.no)
    // +    revised by: Jonas Raoni Soares Silva (http://www.jsfromhell.com)
    // +     bugfix by: Howard Yeend
    // *     example 1: number_format(1234.5678, 2, '.', '');
    // *     returns 1: 1234.57     

    var n = number, c = isNaN(decimals = Math.abs(decimals)) ? 2 : decimals;
    var d = dec_point == undefined ? "." : dec_point;
    var t = thousands_sep == undefined ? "," : thousands_sep, s = n < 0 ? "-" : "";
    var i = parseInt(n = Math.abs(+n || 0).toFixed(c)) + "", j = (j = i.length) > 3 ? j % 3 : 0;
    
    return s + (j ? i.substr(0, j) + t : "") + i.substr(j).replace(/(\d{3})(?=\d)/g, "$1" + t) + (c ? d + Math.abs(n - i).toFixed(c).slice(2) : "");
}// }}}

// {{{ substr
function substr( f_string, f_start, f_length ) {
    // Return part of a string
    // 
    // +    discuss at: http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/javascript_equivalent_for_phps_substr/
    // +       version: 810.819
    // +     original by: Martijn Wieringa
    // +     bugfixed by: T.Wild
    // +      tweaked by: Onno Marsman
    // *       example 1: substr('abcdef', 0, -1);
    // *       returns 1: 'abcde'
    // *       example 2: substr(2, 0, -6);
    // *       returns 2: ''

    f_string += '';

    if(f_start < 0) {
        f_start += f_string.length;
    }

    if(f_length == undefined) {
        f_length = f_string.length;
    } else if(f_length < 0){
        f_length += f_string.length;
    } else {
        f_length += f_start;
    }

    if(f_length < f_start) {
        f_length = f_start;
    }

    return f_string.substring(f_start, f_length);
}// }}}