Can I convert a C# string value to an escaped string literal

Question

In C#, can I convert a string value to a string literal, the way I would see it in code? I would like to replace tabs, newlines, etc. with their escape sequences.

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Answer 1

Fully working implementation, including escaping of Unicode and ASCII non printable characters. Does not insert "+" signs like Hallgrim's answer.

    static string ToLiteral(string input) {
        StringBuilder literal = new StringBuilder(input.Length + 2);
        literal.Append("\"");
        foreach (var c in input) {
            switch (c) {
                case '\'': literal.Append(@"\'"); break;
                case '\"': literal.Append("\\\""); break;
                case '\\': literal.Append(@"\\"); break;
                case '\0': literal.Append(@"\0"); break;
                case '\a': literal.Append(@"\a"); break;
                case '\b': literal.Append(@"\b"); break;
                case '\f': literal.Append(@"\f"); break;
                case '\n': literal.Append(@"\n"); break;
                case '\r': literal.Append(@"\r"); break;
                case '\t': literal.Append(@"\t"); break;
                case '\v': literal.Append(@"\v"); break;
                default:
                    // ASCII printable character
                    if (c >= 0x20 && c <= 0x7e) {
                        literal.Append(c);
                    // As UTF16 escaped character
                    } else {
                        literal.Append(@"\u");
                        literal.Append(((int)c).ToString("x4"));
                    }
                    break;
            }
        }
        literal.Append("\"");
        return literal.ToString();
    }