var XmlConverter = {
    /**
     * Returns an xml document based on the string passed in
     */
    toDocument: function(fromString) {
        return Try.these(
            function() {
    		    var theDocument = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
    		    theDocument.async = "false";
    		    theDocument.loadXML( fromString );
    		    return theDocument;
            },
            function() {
    		    return new DOMParser().parseFromString(fromString, "text/xml");
            }
        );        
    },
    
    /**
     * Yeah, it's kinda weird to override toString, but this isn't a class, 
     * so it should be ok.
     * Converts a document to a string, and then returns the string
     */     
    toString: function(fromDocument) {
		if( window.ActiveXObject ) {
			return fromDocument.xml
		}
		else {
			var theXmlSerializer = new XMLSerializer();
			return theXmlSerializer.serializeToString( fromDocument );
		}
    }

};