String.prototype.to_number = ->
Number(this)
String.prototype.to_string = ->
this.toString()
String.prototype.to_date = ->
new Date(this)
String.prototype.titleize = ->
return this.replace(/\_/g,' ').replace(/([A-Z])/g, ' $1').trim().replace(/\b[a-z]/g, (letter)-> return letter[0].toUpperCase())
String.prototype.to_f = ->
return parseFloat(this)
String.prototype.to_i = ->
return parseInt(this)