如何将Java resultset转换成JSON?

I have a resultset as a result of a MySQL query using the JDBC connector. So my job is to convert the resultset into a JSON format. So that I can send it to the clientside as a AJAX response. Can some one explain how to do the conversion to JSON format as I am new to both Java and as well as the concept of JSONI have a resultset as a result of a MySQL query