package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;

    public class StringExample extends Sprite {
        public function StringExample() {
            var companyStr:String = new String("     Company X");
            var productStr:String = "Product Z Basic     ";
            var emptyStr:String = " ";
            var strHelper:StringHelper = new StringHelper();

            var companyProductStr:String = companyStr + emptyStr + productStr;
            trace("'" + companyProductStr + "'");    // '     Company X Product Z Basic     '

            companyProductStr = strHelper.replace(companyProductStr, "Basic", "Professional");
            trace("'" + companyProductStr + "'");    // '     Company X Product Z Professional     '

            companyProductStr = strHelper.trim(companyProductStr, emptyStr);
            trace("'" + companyProductStr + "'");    // 'Company X Product Z Professional'
        }
    }
}

class StringHelper {
    public function StringHelper() {
    }

    public function replace(str:String, oldSubStr:String, newSubStr:String) :String {
        return str.split(oldSubStr). join(newSubStr);
    }

    public function trim(str:String, char:String) :String {
        return trimBack(trimFront(str, char), char);
    }

    public function trimFront(str:String, char:String) :String {
        char = stringToCharacter(char);
        if (str.charAt(0) == char) {
            str = trimFront(str.substring(1), char);
        }
        return str;
    }

    public function trimBack(str:String, char:String) :String {
        char = stringToCharacter(char);
        if (str.charAt(str.length - 1) == char) {
            str = trimBack(str.substring(0, str.length - 1), char);
        }
        return str;
    }

    public function stringToCharacter(str:String) :String {
        if (str.length == 1) {
            return str;
        }
        return str.slice(0, 1);
    }
}