How convert string in Ruby

Question

Lets say we have the string '\342\200\231' (same as "\\342\\200\\231"). What is a quick way to convert this string to "\342\200\231" (same as ’ Unicode character)?

Answer 1

Proposal:

s.gsub(/\\(\d{3})/) { $1.oct.chr }

It depends on what assumptions you can make about your input.