title: Returning raw json (string) in wcf
body: <p>I want to build my own JSON, and have the service return a string, here is the code </p>
  
  <pre><code>[OperationContract]
  [WebInvoke(Method = "POST", BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare, ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json)]
  public string GetCurrentCart()
  {
      //Code ommited
      string jsonClient = null;
      var j = new { Content = response.Content, Display=response.Display, SubTotal=response.SubTotal};
      var s = new JavaScriptSerializer();
      jsonClient = s.Serialize(j);
      return jsonClient;
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The response I am getting contains the \" used to create "'s in strings in c#.</p>
  
  <p>The following is the response.</p>
  
  <pre><code>"{\"Content\":\"\\r\\n\\u003cdiv\\u003e\\r\\n\\u003cinput type=\\\"hidden\\\" name=\\\"__VIEWSTATE\\\" id=\\\"__VIEWSTATE\\\" value=\\\"\/wEPDwUBMA9kFgJmD2QWAmYPZBYGAgMPFgIeBFRleHQFKFlvdSBoYXZlIG5vIGl0ZW1zIGluIHlvdXIgc2hvcHBpbmcgY2FydC5kAgUPFgIeB1Zpc2libGVoZAIHDxQrAAIPFgIfAWhkZGQYAQUMY3RsMDEkbHZDYXJ0D2dkoWijqBUJaUxmDgFrkGdWUM0mLpgQmTOe8R8hc8bZco4=\\\" \/\\u003e\\r\\n\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\r\\n\\r\\n\\u003cdiv class=\\\"block block-shoppingcart\\\"\\u003e\\r\\n    \\u003cdiv class=\\\"title\\\"\\u003e\\r\\n        \\u003cspan\\u003eShopping Cart\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\r\\n    \\u003c\/div\\u003e\\r\\n    \\u003cdiv class=\\\"clear\\\"\\u003e\\r\\n    \\u003c\/div\\u003e\\r\\n    \\u003cdiv class=\\\"listbox\\\"\\u003e\\r\\n        You have no items in your shopping cart.\\r\\n        \\r\\n        \\r\\n    \\u003c\/div\\u003e\\r\\n\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\r\\n\",\"Display\":\"You have no items in your shopping cart.\",\"SubTotal\":null}"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The values are being correctly encoded, but the json itself is not properly formatted. These \'s cause it to go out of wack.</p>
  
  <p>How do I return a string without the \'s in front of the "'s?</p>