XMLHttpRequest

function httpGet(url){
    var string;
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open("GET", url, true);
    xhr.onreadystatechange = function(){
        if (xhr.readyState == 4 && xhr.status == 200) {
            //console.log(xhr.responseText);
            string = xhr.responseText;
            console.log("string1: " + string);
        }
    }
    xhr.send();
    console.log("string2: " + string);
    return (string);
}