Equivalent of python decode(string-escape) in c#

Question

Say I have this function in python, that takes a string and just returns the decode('string-escape') of it:

def myFunc(s):
    return s.decode("string-escape")

Is there an equivalent to this in C#? I've tried a few things like encoding the string into UTF-8 and storing it in a byte array, but nothing seems to give me the exact same string that python does.

EDIT: sample python usage:

>>> from base64 import b64encode     #import base64 encode
>>> s = "x\340s5g\272m\273\252\252\344\202\312\352\275\205" #original string
>>> decoded = s.decode("string-escape") 
>>> print decoded    #print decoded string
x?s5g?m?????꽅
>>> print b64encode(decoded)
eOBzNWe6bbuqquSCyuq9hQ==    #base 64 encoded version of the end result

So starting with the same string s in C#, how would I be able to get the same base64 encoded version?

If this isn't clear or needs more info please let me know

Interesting question - it may be worth showing what python outputs for this so that C# only developers have a bit more context. — robjohncox
– robjohncox, Commented Jul 2, 2013 at 15:01
s.decode("string-escape") should produce a string that is suitable as string literal in Python source code. — Ahmed KRAIEM
– Ahmed KRAIEM, Commented Jul 2, 2013 at 15:06
Base 64 encoding is simple enough in C#, but I don't think there's a built-in encoder that can decode Python's string-escape format. You'd have to write that part yourself and then use Convert.ToBase64String to get the base64 encoded version. — RogerN
– RogerN, Commented Jul 2, 2013 at 15:34
Hmm...do you know of any sources that might be helpful regarding how to decode Python's string-escape format? From my searches, all I can find are examples of using escape characters in strings — vik
– vik, Commented Jul 2, 2013 at 15:37

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:31:57Z

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Looks if these methods helps

System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes()

System.Convert.ToBase64String()

Convert.FromBase64String()

Or what you may be looking for is

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11584148/how-to-convert-a-string-containing-escape-characters-to-a-string

usually @ symbol before a string is what c# uses.

If you can clarify your questions it will be helpful

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:31

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