hex - x Escape in Java?

Question

I was wondering if there is a similar hex (x) escape in Java like there is in C++. For example:

char helloworld[] = "x48x45x4Cx4Cx4Fx20x57x47x52x4Cx44";
printf("%s", helloworld);

There is no hex (x) escape in Java from what it appears so far. Is there an alternative that is just as easy to use without having to concat a bunch of hex numbers together?

Answer 1

Strings in Java are always encoded in UTF-16, so it uses a Unicode escape: u0048. Octal characters are supported as well: 110