whole_func_string: function fromUpcA(upcastr) {
    var upca = upcastr.split('');
  
    if (upca.length == 12) {
      upca.pop();
    }
  
    var first = upca.shift();
    if (upca.length != 10 || first != 1 && first != 0) {
      return '';
    }
  
    var upcamask = upca.join(''),
      match = null,
      upce = '';
  
    // case 0-2
    if (match = upcamask.match(/^([0-9]{2})([0-2])0{4}([0-9]{3})$/ )) {
      upce = match[1] + match[3] + match[2];
    }
    // case 3
    else if (match = upcamask.match(/^([0-9]{3})0{5}([0-9]{2})$/)) {
      upce = match[1] + match[2] + '3';
    }
    // case 4
    else if (match = upcamask.match(/^([0-9]{4})0{5}([0-9])$/)) {
      upce = match[1] + match[2] + '4';
    }
    // case 5-9
    else if (match = upcamask.match(/^([0-9]{5})0{4}([5-9])$/)) {
      upce = match[1] + match[2];
    }
  
    return upce;
  }
func_code_string: function fromUpcA(upcastr) {
    var upca = upcastr.split('');
  
    if (upca.length == 12) {
      upca.pop();
    }
  
    var first = upca.shift();
    if (upca.length != 10 || first != 1 && first != 0) {
      return '';
    }
  
    var upcamask = upca.join(''),
      match = null,
      upce = '';
  
    // case 0-2
    if (match = upcamask.match(/^([0-9]{2})([0-2])0{4}([0-9]{3})$/ )) {
      upce = match[1] + match[3] + match[2];
    }
    // case 3
    else if (match = upcamask.match(/^([0-9]{3})0{5}([0-9]{2})$/)) {
      upce = match[1] + match[2] + '3';
    }
    // case 4
    else if (match = upcamask.match(/^([0-9]{4})0{5}([0-9])$/)) {
      upce = match[1] + match[2] + '4';
    }
    // case 5-9
    else if (match = upcamask.match(/^([0-9]{5})0{4}([5-9])$/)) {
      upce = match[1] + match[2];
    }
  
    return upce;
  }
func_documentation_string: /*
  Get a valid UPC-E pattern from UPC-A
  NOTE: This gets the pattern only! It does not provide you with parity data
  nor does it provide you with check digits, it ignores all that in the input
  
  @param String - UPC-A String
  @return String - UPC-E code pattern. Empty string if invalid