Synopsis:

       new_str=strstrip(str[,char])

Arguments:

       str - The string from which to strip the characters

       [char] - optional argument specify the character to strip from str (defaults to space character)

Description:  This function removed all occurances of the character char from the specified string str.   If char is not specified then it defaults to the space character.     

For example:

       string="the cat sat on the mat";

       // This will return "thecatsatonthemat"

       new_str=strstrip(string);

       // This will return "cat sat on mat"

       new_str=strstrip(string,"the ");

Returns:  Returns the new string with specified character stripped out.