Best method of Instantiating an XMLHttpRequest object

Question

What is the best method for creating an XMLHttpRequest object?

It should work in all capable browsers.

Answer 1

function CreateXmlHttpObj() {

try {
    XmlHttpObj = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
}
catch (e) {
    try {
        XmlHttpObj = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    catch (oc) {
        XmlHttpObj = null;
    }
}
// if unable to create using IE specific code then try creating for Mozilla (FireFox) 
if (!XmlHttpObj && typeof XMLHttpRequest != "undefined") {
    XmlHttpObj = new XMLHttpRequest();
}

}