$.format = function(source, params) {
	
	if ( arguments.length == 1 ) 
		return function() {
			var args = $.makeArray(arguments);
			args.unshift(source);
			return $.format.apply( this, args );
		};
		
	if ( arguments.length > 2 && params.constructor != Array  ) {
		params = $.makeArray(arguments).slice(1);				
	}
			
	$.each(params, function(i, n) {
		source = source.replace(new RegExp("\\{" + i + "\\}", "g"), n);
	});
	return source;
};

/* $.trim = function(source) {
	source = "" + source;

	return source.replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g,"");
} */