Set AJAX dataType using Vanilla javascript?

Question

I am using some AJAX like this:

xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    xmlhttp.open("GET","http://example.com",false);
    xmlhttp.send();
    data = xmlhttp.responseXML;

The xmlhttp.responseXML is returned in XML, so it's a javascript object. However, I would like it in raw string format. Something akin to setting dataType: "text" in jQuery's $.ajax()

Joe · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-02 15:06:19Z

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Use responseText instead of responseXML

xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlhttp.open("GET","http://example.com",false);
xmlhttp.send();
data = xmlhttp.responseText;

answered Sep 2, 2011 at 15:06

Joe

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