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Ajax Xmlhttp Request

04.28.2009

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        This code will return the object commonly used to negotiate http requests.

function getXMLHttpObject()
{
	var xmlHttp;
	try
  	{
  		// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
  		xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  	}
	catch (e)
	{
		// Internet Explorer
		try
		{
			xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		}
		catch (e)
		{
			try
			{
				xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			}
			catch (e)
			{
				alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
				return false;
			}
		}
	}//end top-level try-catch block
	return xmlHttp;
}// function end

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