/*
	StringUtils
	Requires Mootool 1.2 Core
	Ok!nteractif
*/


var StringUtils = {
	
	cut					: function(str, maxChars, ending)
	{
		if(str.length<=maxChars) return str;
		
		if(!ending) ending = '...';
		return str.substring(0, maxChars) + ending;
	},
	
	getQueryVariable	: function (variable, query) 
	{
		var query = query ? query.substring(query.indexOf('?') + 1) : window.location.search.substring(1);
		var vars = query.split("&");
		for (var i = 0; i < vars.length; i++) {
			var pair = vars[i].split("=");
			if (pair[0] == variable) return pair[1];
		} 
	}
	
};