* @return the replacement string, or {@code null} if no escaping was needed
   */
  public static @Nullable String computeReplacement(UnicodeEscaper escaper, int cp) {
    return stringOrNull(escaper.escape(cp));
  }

  private static @Nullable String stringOrNull(char @Nullable [] in) {
    return (in == null) ? null : new String(in);
  }