nl_tokens: Splits the string into an array of values trimming each value . An empty array is returned for nulls or empty strings
pl_tokens: function splitVal ( <mask> , separator ) { var val , i , l ; if ( string === null || string . length < 1 ) return [ ] ; val = string . split ( separator ) ; for ( i = 0 , l = val . length ; i < l ; i = i + 1 ) val [ i ] = $ . trim ( val [ i ] ) ; return val ; }