Detect JSON Ajax requests by the response content-type (like is done with XML). Fixes...

[jquery.git] / src / ajax.js

diff --git a/src/ajax.js b/src/ajax.js
index 37fb75b..6d4026b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ajax.js
+++ b/src/ajax.js
@@ -175,12 +175,18 @@ jQuery.extend({
                traditional: false,
                */
                // Create the request object; Microsoft failed to properly
-               // implement the XMLHttpRequest in IE7, so we use the ActiveXObject when it is available
+               // implement the XMLHttpRequest in IE7 (can't request local files),
+               // so we use the ActiveXObject when it is available
                // This function can be overriden by calling jQuery.ajaxSetup
                xhr: function() {
-                       return window.ActiveXObject ?
-                               new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP") :
-                               new XMLHttpRequest();
+                       if ( window.XMLHttpRequest && (window.location.protocol !== "file:" || !window.ActiveXObject) ) {
+                               return new window.XMLHttpRequest();
+
+                       } else {
+                               try {
+                                       return new window.ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
+                               } catch(e) {}
+                       }
                },
                accepts: {
                        xml: "application/xml, text/xml",
@@ -325,6 +331,10 @@ jQuery.extend({
                // Create the request object
                var xhr = s.xhr();
 
+               if ( !xhr ) {
+                       return;
+               }
+
                // Open the socket
                // Passing null username, generates a login popup on Opera (#2865)
                if ( s.username ) {
@@ -547,6 +557,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
        httpData: function( xhr, type, s ) {
                var ct = xhr.getResponseHeader("content-type"),
                        xml = type === "xml" || !type && ct && ct.indexOf("xml") >= 0,
+                       json = type === "json" || !type && ct && ct.indexOf("json") >= 0,
                        data = xml ? xhr.responseXML : xhr.responseText;
 
                if ( xml && data.documentElement.nodeName === "parsererror" ) {
@@ -568,10 +579,12 @@ jQuery.extend({
                        }
 
                        // Get the JavaScript object, if JSON is used.
-                       if ( type === "json" ) {
-                               if ( typeof JSON === "object" && JSON.parse ) {
+                       if ( json ) {
+                               // Try to use the native JSON parser first
+                               try {
                                        data = JSON.parse( data );
-                               } else {
+
+                               } catch(e) {
                                        data = (new Function("return " + data))();
                                }
                        }