function ltrim(what)
{
var done=0;
var len=what.length;
while(what!="" && done==0)
{
 if(what.charAt(0)==" " || what.charAt(0)=="/f")
    {what=what.slice(1,len);}
 else done=1;
}

return what;
}

function isInteger (s)

{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isInteger.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isInteger.arguments[1] == true);
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        // Check that current character is number.
        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (!isDigit(c)) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

function isAlphabetic (s)

{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isAlphabetic.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isAlphabetic.arguments[1] == true);

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        // Check that current character is letter.
        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (!isLetter(c))
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}
function isLetter (c)
{   return ( ((c >= "a") && (c <= "z")) || ((c >= "A") && (c <= "Z")) )
}

function isDigit (c)
{   return ((c >= "0") && (c <= "9"))
}

function isEmpty(s)
{   return ((s == null) || (s.length == 0))
}

function isEmpty1(s)
{   return ((s == null) || (s.length >= 6))
}

function isAlphanumeric(s)

{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isAlphanumeric.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isAlphanumeric.arguments[1] == true);

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        // Check that current character is number or letter.
        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (! (isLetter(c) || isDigit(c) ) )
        return false;
    }

    // All characters are numbers or letters.
    return true;
}

function isEmail(s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isEmail.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isEmail.arguments[1] == true);
    var i = 1;
    var sLength = s.length;

    // look for @
    while ((i < sLength) && (s.charAt(i) != "@"))
    { i++
    }

    if ((i >= sLength) || (s.charAt(i) != "@")) return false;
    else i += 2;

    // look for .
    while ((i < sLength) && (s.charAt(i) != "."))
    { i++
    }

    // there must be at least one character after the .
    if ((i >= sLength - 1) || (s.charAt(i) != ".")) return false;
    else return true;
}