function str_replace ( search, replace, subject ) {    // Replace all occurrences of the search string with the replacement string
    // 
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: Gabriel Paderni
 
    if(!(replace instanceof Array)){
        replace=new Array(replace);
        if(search instanceof Array){//If search    is an array and replace    is a string, then this replacement string is used for every value of search
            while(search.length>replace.length){
                replace[replace.length]=replace[0];
            }
        }
    }
 
    if(!(search instanceof Array))search=new Array(search);
    while(search.length>replace.length){//If replace    has fewer values than search , then an empty string is used for the rest of replacement values
        replace[replace.length]='';
    }
 
    if(subject instanceof Array){//If subject is an array, then the search and replace is performed with every entry of subject , and the return value is an array as well.
        for(k in subject){
            subject[k]=str_replace(search,replace,subject[k]);
        }
        return subject;
    }
 
    for(var k=0; k<search.length; k++){
        var i = subject.indexOf(search[k]);
        while(i>-1){
            subject = subject.replace(search[k], replace[k]);
            i = subject.indexOf(search[k],i);
        }
    }
 
    return subject;
 
}