def buildEscape(theType, theValue):
if theType == "hex" or theType == "hexadecimal":
if theValue.startswith("0x"):
theValue = f.withoutFirst(f.withoutFirst(theValue))
return EscapeStarters.hexadecimal + theValue
elif theType == "octal" or theType == "oct":
return EscapeStarters.octal + theValue
elif theType == "unicode":
return EscapeStarters.unicode + theValue
elif theType == "esc" or theType == "escape":
return EscapeStarters.hexadecimal + theValue
