//>>excludeStart("exclude", pragmas.exclude);
define([ "shoestring" ], function(){
//>>excludeEnd("exclude");

	/**
	 * Remove a class from each DOM element in the set of elements.
	 *
	 * @param {string} className The name of the class to be removed.
	 * @return shoestring
	 * @this shoestring
	 */
	shoestring.fn.removeClass = function( cname ){
		var classes = cname.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '').split( " " );

		return this.each(function(){
			var newClassName, regex;

			for( var i = 0, il = classes.length; i < il; i++ ){
				if( this.className !== undefined ){
					regex = new RegExp( "(^|\\s)" + classes[ i ] + "($|\\s)", "gmi" );
					newClassName = this.className.replace( regex, " " );

					this.className = newClassName.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
				}
			}
		});
	};

//>>excludeStart("exclude", pragmas.exclude);
});
//>>excludeEnd("exclude");