text: #include "utils.h"
  
  
  //--------------------------itos------------------------------------
  //	converts an integer to a string
  //------------------------------------------------------------------		
  string itos(int arg)
  {
      ostringstream buffer;
  	
  	//send the int to the ostringstream
      buffer << arg;	
  	
  	//capture the string
      return buffer.str();		
  }
  
  //--------------------------ftos------------------------------------
  //	converts a float to a string
  //------------------------------------------------------------------		
  string ftos(float arg)
  {
      ostringstream buffer;
  	
  	//send the int to the ostringstream
      buffer << arg;	
  	
  	//capture the string
      return buffer.str();		
  }