A SOLID Ajax XMLHttpRequest/ActiveXObject???

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();

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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.
		}
}

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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")

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Thanks for any help.

Cheers.

 

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