function str_replace(search, replace, subject) {

    var f = search, r = replace, s = subject;
    var ra = r instanceof Array, sa = s instanceof Array, f = [].concat(f), r = [].concat(r), i = (s = [].concat(s)).length;
 
    while (j = 0, i--) {
        if (s[i]) {
            while (s[i] = (s[i]+'').split(f[j]).join(ra ? r[j] || "" : r[0]), ++j in f){};
        }
    };
 
    return sa ? s : s[0];
};