Public/ConvertFrom-StringToBase64.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Converts a string to a base64 encoded string. .DESCRIPTION Converts a string to a base64 encoded string. .PARAMETER String A string object for conversion. .PARAMETER Encoding The encoding to use for conversion. Defaults to UTF8. Valid options are ASCII, BigEndianUnicode, Default, Unicode, UTF32, UTF7, and UTF8. .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 -String 'A string' QSBzdHJpbmc= .EXAMPLE 'A string' | ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 QSBzdHJpbmc= .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 -String 'A string' -Encoding Unicode QQAgAHMAdAByAGkAbgBnAA== .EXAMPLE 'A string' | ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 -Encoding Unicode QQAgAHMAdAByAGkAbgBnAA== .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 -String 'A string','Another string' QSBzdHJpbmc= QW5vdGhlciBzdHJpbmc= .EXAMPLE 'A string','Another string' | ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 QSBzdHJpbmc= QW5vdGhlciBzdHJpbmc= .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 -String 'A string','Another string' -Encoding Unicode QQAgAHMAdAByAGkAbgBnAA== QQBuAG8AdABoAGUAcgAgAHMAdAByAGkAbgBnAA== .EXAMPLE 'A string','Another string' | ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 -Encoding Unicode QQAgAHMAdAByAGkAbgBnAA== QQBuAG8AdABoAGUAcgAgAHMAdAByAGkAbgBnAA== .OUTPUTS [String[]] .LINK http://convert.readthedocs.io/en/latest/functions/ConvertFrom-StringToBase64/ #> function ConvertFrom-StringToBase64 { [CmdletBinding(HelpUri = 'http://convert.readthedocs.io/en/latest/functions/ConvertFrom-StringToBase64/')] param ( [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String[]] $String, [ValidateSet('ASCII', 'BigEndianUnicode', 'Default', 'Unicode', 'UTF32', 'UTF7', 'UTF8')] [String] $Encoding = 'UTF8' ) begin { $userErrorActionPreference = $ErrorActionPreference } process { foreach ($s in $String) { try { $bytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::$Encoding.GetBytes($s) [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($bytes) } catch { Write-Error -ErrorRecord $_ -ErrorAction $userErrorActionPreference } } } } |