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Retrieves the response body as an XML Document Object Model (DOM) object.

Syntax

[ oXMLDocument = ] XMLHttpRequest.responseXML

Possible Values

oXMLDocument

Object that receives the response body.

The property is read-only. The property has no default value.

Remarks

For properties and methods supported by oXMLDocument , refer to the documentation of IXMLDOMDocument/DOMDocument Members .

responseXML was introduced in Windows Internet Explorer 7.

Example

The following example uses the XML DOM to display the response body:

var oReq = new XMLHttpRequest();
oReq.open("GET", "http://localhost/books.xml", false);
oReq.send();
alert(oReq.responseXML.xml);

Standards Information

This property is defined in The XMLHttpRequest Object (W3C Working Draft) .

Applies To

XMLHttpRequest

See Also

responseBody, responseText