RFR: JDK-8263261 Extend String::translateEscapes to support unicode escapes [v2]

[Jim Laskey]

> Currently String::translateEscapes does not support unicode escapes, reported as a IllegalArgumentException("Invalid escape sequence: ..."). String::translateEscapes should translate unicode escape sequences to provide full coverage,

Jim Laskey has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17491/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17491/files/4ae16f8b..9deac037

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=17491&range=01
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=17491&range=00-01

  Stats: 4 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 1 del; 3 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17491.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/17491/head:pull/17491

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17491