title: How to read HttpResponseMessage content as text
body: <p>I'm using HttpResponseMessage class as a response from an AJAX call which is returning JSON data from a service.  When I pause execution after the AJAX call comes back from the service, I see this class contains a Content property which is of type System.Net.Http.StreamContent.   </p>
  
  <p>If I inspect in the browser I see the network call being made successfully and the JSON data as the response.  I'm just wondering why I cannot see the returned JSON text from within Visual Studio?  I searched throughout this System.Net.Http.StreamContent object and see no data. </p>
  
  <pre><code>public async Task&lt;HttpResponseMessage&gt; Send(HttpRequestMessage request) {
      var response = await this.HttpClient.SendAsync(request);
      return response;
  }
  </code></pre>