How to convert string or character to 'escaped representation'?

Question

Given this sample code:

var s = "abc\r\ndef";
foreach (var c in s)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Current char: {c}");
}

Of course, the '\r' and '\n' characters, are written as whitespace and an actual newline, respectively. What I want to achieve is to write '\r', '\n' instead.

What's the easiest way to convert a character to it's (C#) 'escaped representation'? Should I look at Roslyn for this, or is there a simple conversion function available?

Nice, despite searching I didn't find the other question. Thanks @YuvalItzchakov. — jeroenh, Aug 06 '15 at 08:50
@ZoharPeled in reality the string comes from a file, sorry I didn't make that clear. — jeroenh, Aug 06 '15 at 08:51

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

This should answer your question, you can see it here: Can I convert a C# string value to an escaped string literal

private static string ToLiteral(string input)
{
    using (var writer = new StringWriter())
    {
        using (var provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("CSharp"))
        {
            provider.GenerateCodeFromExpression(new CodePrimitiveExpression(input), writer, null);
            return writer.ToString();
        }
    }
}

How to convert string or character to 'escaped representation'?

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