diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5b31dc2ef..85e165104 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2006-09-26  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
+	* UI/WebServerResources/generic.js: added a "trim" method to the
+	String class.
+
 	* UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewBase.m ([UIxContactsListViewBase
 	-displayName]): new method that returns the display name from "cn"
 	or from the "displayName" key if found.
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
index 0a3f7b7af..130ee14e1 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/generic.js
@@ -1148,3 +1148,7 @@ HTMLTableElement.prototype.deselectAll = function() {
   for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++)
     deselectNode(nodes[i]);
 }
+
+String.prototype.trim = function() {
+  return this.replace(/(^\s+|\s+$)/g, '');
+}