code: function(str){
  	var retstr = str;
  
  	if( ! us.isUndefined(str) && str.length > 2 ){
  	    var end = str.length -1;
  	    if( str.charAt(0) == '"' && str.charAt(end) == '"' ){
  		retstr = str.substr(1, end -1);
  	    }
  	}
  
  	return retstr;
      }
docs: Remove the quotes from a string.
  
  @param {string} str - the string to dequote
  @returns {string} the dequoted string (or the original string)