Fastest way to get AJAX function (xmlhttp)

Benchmark created by Jelle De Loecker on

Description

Look for the correct xmlhttp function OR get a xmlhttp function and get the other one if it failed

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var http_request = false;
if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
// IE
else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}
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var x = this.ActiveXObject;
x = new(x ? x : XMLHttpRequest)('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
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