split function?

[phorcon3]

i have the following html output:

 

(value1)

 

what javascript function would i have to use, to get the string within the brackets?

 

so, it will output: value1

 

function whatever(str)
{
var string = str.some_function();
}

[rhodesa]

function whatever(str){
  var string = str.substring(1,str.length-1);
}

[phorcon3]

thanks, lol ..theres just one more problem (value1) isnt the acutal output, it would look somewhat like this:

 

random_string1 (value1)<br /><em>random_string2</em>

[nogray]

function whatever(str){
  var string = str.substring(str.indexOf("(")+1,str.indexOf(")"));
}

[phorcon3]

thanks a bunch!!!