Read XML file using JavaScript in Chrome -

i need load , read xml file using javascript.

the following code works fine in firefox, ie , opera:

function loadxmldoc(dname) {   var xmldoc    // internet explorer   try {     xmldoc = new activexobject('microsoft.xmldom')   }   catch (e) {     // firefox, opera, etc.     try {       xmldoc = document.implementation.createdocument('', '', null)     }     catch (e) {       alert(e.message)     }   }    try {     xmldoc.async = false     xmldoc.load(dname)     return xmldoc   }   catch (e) {     alert(e.message)   }    return null } 

but executing code in chrome gives me error:

object# has no method "load"

legacy code

document.implementation.createdocument not work on chrome , 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 xmlhttp.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 available       return undefined     }   } } 

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modern browsers

if you're targeting modern browsers (> ie6), 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 }