=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/commons.js'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/commons.js	2012-10-22 16:02:20 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/commons.js	2012-11-01 15:33:54 +0000
@@ -1603,6 +1603,11 @@
 	return regex.test( value );
 }
 
+function startsWith( string, substring )
+{
+	return ( string && string.lastIndexOf( substring, 0 ) === 0 ) ? true : false;
+}
+
 function isPositiveNumber( value )
 {
 	return isNumber( value ) && parseFloat( value ) > 0;