A SOLID Ajax XMLHttpRequest/ActiveXObject???

[abi]

Hi guys,

I'm really starting to get into making ajax/javascript sites now -- they seem to be going well, but i just want a really reliable request object. Right now i use this:


function createRequestObject() {
var objAjax;
var browser = navigator.appName;
if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
objAjax = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}else{
objAjax = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
return objAjax;
}
var http = createRequestObject();


Then send and recive with this:


function getName(me){
http.open('get', 'https://site.com?a=' + me);
http.onreadystatechange = gotName;
http.send(null);
return false;
}


function gotName(){
if(http.readyState == 4){
var name = http.responseText;
// Do what you need to do.
}
}


The above works fine, but is there any improvements i can make to the above code? Sometimes when requesting data, it just hangs, and nothing ever turns up. It would be too unreliable as a login for example.




Also, if you need to get more then one request at once, what is the best thing to do, for example...

---- Using the same createRequestObject Function as above ----


function getName(me){
http.open('get', 'https://site.com?a=' + me);
http.onreadystatechange = gotNameResult;
http.send(null);
return false;
}

function findName(me){
http.open('get', 'https://site.com/page2.php?a=' + me);
http.onreadystatechange = FindNameResult;
http.send(null);
return false;
}

getName("jack")
findName("paul")



Thanks for any help.

Cheers.

[rene7705]

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[brownskinman]

Yeah!

Give it a shot abi - 2 to 3 lines of code will make ya sleep like a baby...

jQuery.com ftw! :)