(function($){
	
$.trimToSize = function(inputText, size, replacementText) {
	if (typeof(inputText) != 'string') {
		return inputText;
	}
	if (typeof(replacementText) != 'string') {
		replacementText = '...';		
	}
	if (inputText.length <= size) {
		return inputText;
	}	
	var trimmedInput = inputText.substring(0, size - replacementText.length);
	trimmedInput += replacementText;
	return trimmedInput;
}

$.stripHtml = function(html) {
	return $("<div>" + html +  "</div>").text();
}

})(jQuery);