public static HttpResponseMessage toJson(Object obj) { String str; if (obj is String || obj is Char) { str = obj.ToString(); } else { JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer(); str = serializer.Serialize(obj); } HttpResponseMessage result = new HttpResponseMessage { Content = new StringContent(str, Encoding.GetEncoding("UTF-8"), "application/json") }; return result; }