Index: trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/ChameleonPrefPane.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/ChameleonPrefPane.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	(revision 38)
+++ trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/ChameleonPrefPane.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	(revision 39)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
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+		01993197110A2B71003B056E /* string_util.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 01993196110A2B71003B056E /* string_util.h */; };
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@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
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+		01993196110A2B71003B056E /* string_util.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = string_util.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@
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 				01B0E8131108B85A00ACF21B /* property_list.h */,
 				01B0E8121108B85A00ACF21B /* property_list.cpp */,
+				01993196110A2B71003B056E /* string_util.h */,
 			);
 			name = Classes;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@
 				019930E8110A0D80003B056E /* BootFlagsController.h in Headers */,
 				019930FE110A0E6F003B056E /* PeripheralsController.h in Headers */,
 				01993115110A0EB9003B056E /* AdvancedSetupController.h in Headers */,
+				01993197110A2B71003B056E /* string_util.h in Headers */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
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Index: trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/string_util.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/string_util.h	(revision 0)
+++ trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/string_util.h	(revision 39)
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ *  string_util.h
+ *  ChameleonPrefPane
+ *
+ *  Created by Rekursor on 1/22/10.
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * trim the space chars on the right of a sring
+ */
+inline std::string trim_right(const std::string &source , const std::string& t = " ")
+{
+	std::string str = source;
+	return str.erase( str.find_last_not_of(t) + 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * trim the space chars on the left of a sring
+ */
+inline std::string trim_left( const std::string& source, const std::string& t = " ")
+{
+	std::string str = source;
+	return str.erase(0 , source.find_first_not_of(t) );
+}
+
+/**
+ * trim the space chars on the left and the right of a string
+ */
+inline std::string trim(const std::string& source, const std::string& t = " ")
+{
+	std::string str = source;
+	return trim_left( trim_right( str , t) , t );
+}