c# - ASP.NET JavaScriptSerializer requires HttpResponse? -

it appears system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer class tries obtain httpresponse current request, presumably apply appropriate character encoding.

however means when to use class no httpcontext in scope, blows following exception + stack trace:

[httpexception (0x80004005): response not available in context.]    system.web.httpcontext.get_response() +8753496    system.web.util.httpencoder.get_current() +39    system.web.httputility.javascriptstringencode(string value, boolean adddoublequotes) +13    system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.serializestring(string input, stringbuilder sb) +31    system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.serializecustomobject(object o, stringbuilder sb, int32 depth, hashtable objectsinuse, serializationformat serializationformat) +240    system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.serializevalueinternal(object o, stringbuilder sb, int32 depth, hashtable objectsinuse, serializationformat serializationformat) +1355    system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.serializevalue(object o, stringbuilder sb, int32 depth, hashtable objectsinuse, serializationformat serializationformat) +194    system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.serialize(object obj, stringbuilder output, serializationformat serializationformat) +26    system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.serialize(object obj, serializationformat serializationformat) +74    system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.serialize(object obj) +6 

i cannot rework code in such way guarantee existence of valid httpcontext. ideas on how avoid this? might custom javascriptconverter string type robust solution?

thanks

pascal

afaik javascriptserializer doesn't require httpcontext , works fine in console application:

class program {     static void main(string[] args)     {         string json = new javascriptserializer().serialize(new { bar = "foo" });         console.writeline(json);     } } 

you try json.net.