Java equivalent of Python repr()?

Question

Is there a Java method that works like Python\'s repr? For example, assuming the function were named repr,

\"foo\\n\\tbar\".repr()

would re

Answer 1

Use the static method escapeJava from the StringEscapeUtils class in Apache Commons Text.

String repr = "\"" + StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(myString) + "\"";