public HttpStatusCode saveStocks(string query) // convert to json { var response = new HttpResponseMessage(); HttpStatusCode res; try { SavedStocks savedStocks = SavedStocks.Deserialize(query); bool idExists = _stockScreenerService.SavedStockExists(savedStocks.StockCode); if (idExists) { return(HttpStatusCode.Ambiguous); } SavedStocks list = _stockScreenerService.Create(savedStocks); res = response.StatusCode; } catch (Exception ex) { if (ex is System.ArgumentNullException) { Console.WriteLine("Exception " + ex); } Console.WriteLine("Exception " + ex); res = response.StatusCode; } return(res); }