function str_replace(search, replace, subject) {
    var s = subject;
    var ra = r instanceof Array, sa = s instanceof Array;
    var f = [].concat(search);
    var r = [].concat(replace);
    var i = (s = [].concat(s)).length;
    var j = 0;
    
    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];
}