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How would you convert a String to a Java string literal?
Is there a library function that takes a string and converts is into a corresponding string literal? Example:
Please say\ask "What?" three times! -> "Please say\\ask \"What?\" three times!"
I think commons lang StringUtils does that
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/apidocs/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtils.html