method	description
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abort()	Stops the current request
getAllResponseHeaders()	Returns complete set of headers (labels and values) as a string
getResponseHeader("headerLabel")	Returns the string value of a single header label
open("method", "URL"[, asyncFlag[, "userName"[, "password"]]])	Assigns destination URL, method, and other optional attributes of a pending request
send(content)	Transmits the request, optionally with postable string or DOM object data
setRequestHeader("label", "value")	Assigns a label/value pair to the header to be sent with a request