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/**
	Convert Date object into HL7-timestamp string	

	@return {String} Date object formatted as HL7-timestamp
	@requires String.prototype.lpad
*/

Date.prototype.toHl7DateString = function() {
	
   var hl7DateString = new String();

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/**
	Parse HL7-Timestamp into Date object

	@param {String} hl7DateString - HL7-timestamp
	@return {Date} return parsed HL7-timestamp
*/

Date.prototype.hl7parse = function(hl7DateString) {
	
	var tdate = this;

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/**
	Replace String using mapping table
	
	@param {Object} lookupList - mapping table
	@param {String} defaultValue - default value, used if no mapping was found
	@return {String} return mapped value
	
*/

/** usage:	

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/**
	padding numbers with leading 0

	@param {String, Number} arg1, arg2 - arg1 padding string, arg2 length 
	@return {String} return padded string
*/
String.prototype.lpad = function(padString, length) {
    var str = this;
    while (str.length < length)
        str = padString + str;