lib/sxp/reader/basic.rb in sxp-1.2.0 vs lib/sxp/reader/basic.rb in sxp-1.2.1

@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
     end
 
     ##
     # @return [String]
     def read_string
-      buffer = String.new
+      buffer = ""
       skip_char # '"'
       until peek_char == ?" #"
         buffer <<
           case char = read_char
             when ?\\ then read_character
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@
         when ?b  then ?\b
         when ?f  then ?\f
         when ?n  then ?\n
         when ?r  then ?\r
         when ?t  then ?\t
-        when ?u  then read_chars(4).to_i(16).chr
-        when ?U  then read_chars(8).to_i(16).chr
+        when ?u  then read_chars(4).to_i(16).chr(Encoding::UTF_8)
+        when ?U  then read_chars(8).to_i(16).chr(Encoding::UTF_8)
         when ?"  then char #"
         when ?\\ then char
         else char
       end
     end
 
     ##
     # @return [String]
     def read_literal
       grammar = self.class.const_get(:ATOM)
-      buffer = String.new
+      buffer = ""
       buffer << read_char while !eof? && peek_char.chr =~ grammar
       buffer
     end
   end # Basic
 end; end # SXP::Reader