AJAX responseXML errors

Question

I\'ve been having some weird issues when it comes to make an AJAX request and handling the response.

I am making an ajax call for an xml file. however when i get the

Answer 1

This problem occurs mostly when content type is mis-detected by the browser or it's not sent correctly.

Its easier to just override it:

var request = new XMLHttpRequest(); 
request.open("GET", url, false); 
request.overrideMimeType("text/xml");
request.send(null); 
return request.responseXML; 

Not sure why... This problem occurs only with Safari and Chrome (WebKit browsers, the server sends the headers correctly).