ajax通用创建XMLHttpRequest对象

最近看了ajax与php  web开发，讲的还不错，里面有个通用创建XMLHttpRequest对象实例,把代码发下来
function createXmlHttpRequestObject()
{
   // will store the reference to the XMLHttpRequest object
   var xmlHttp;
   // this should work for all browsers except IE6 and older
   try
   {
     // try to create XMLHttpRequest object
     xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
   }
   catch(e)
   {
     // assume IE6 or older
     var XmlHttpVersions = new Array("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0",
                                     "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.5.0",
                                     "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0",
                                     "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0",
                                     "MSXML2.XMLHTTP",
                                     "Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
     // try every prog id until one works
     for (var i=0; i<XmlHttpVersions.length && !xmlHttp; i++)
     {
       try
       {
         // try to create XMLHttpRequest object
         xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject(XmlHttpVersions[i]);
       }
       catch (e) {}
     }
   }
   // return the created object or display an error message
   if (!xmlHttp)
     alert("Error creating the XMLHttpRequest object.");
   else
     return xmlHttp;
}