Legacy Code
document.implementation.createDocument
does not work on Chrome and Safari.
Use XMLHttpRequest
instead when possible:
function loadXMLSync(url) {
try {
// Prefer XMLHttpRequest when available
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
xhr.open('GET', url, false)
xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/xml')
xhr.send()
return xhr.responseXML
}
catch (e) {
// XMLHttpRequest not available, fallback on ActiveXObject
try {
var activex = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLDOM')
activex.async = false
activex.load(url)
return activex
}
catch (e) {
// Neither XMLHttpRequest or ActiveXObject are available
return undefined
}
}
}
Modern Browsers
If you're targeting modern browsers (> IE6), just use XMLHttpRequest:
function loadXMLSync(url) {
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
xhr.open('GET', url, false)
xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/xml')
xhr.send()
return xhr.responseXML
}