[jQuery] Take the XML response without using DOMParser() or ActiveX

[AlePetrucci]

Hallo,
I'm used to check the broser version in my callback function (when
managing the xml from the response), something like:

try{
// for Ie
    xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
}catch{
//for FF
    xmlDOc=DomParser()

(code is not complete :))

is there any way to make this transparent with jQuery?
something like

xmlDoc = $.takeXmlFromResponseWhateverBrowser bla bla

i need this because my boss said "what if i disable the ActiveX
component in IE?"...obviusly the Ajax thing stops working....

any suggstion?

ps: sry for my english