function in_array(needle, haystack, strict) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // *     example 1: in_array('van', ['Kevin', 'van', 'Zonneveld']);
    // *     returns 1: true
 
    var found = false, key, strict = !!strict;
 
    for (key in haystack) {
        if ((strict && haystack[key] === needle) || (!strict && haystack[key] == needle)) {
            found = true;
            break;
        }
    }
 
    return found;
}