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On 12/13/2012 2:55 PM, Knute Johnson wrote:

> I did look at the apache commons link you sent and that would probably
> do it but if the compiler can translate them it must have a method
> already.  Maybe it's not public but that is what I was asking.

The compilers internal methods aren't part of the public API.  The 
closest thing I'm aware of is Properties#load(), which does convert \u 
and some other escape sequences in a properties file.  However their 
method do do that is private.

I think if it's in the Apache utils then it's fair to say there's no 
Java API equivalent.  Otherwise, why make an Apache utils method?