externalLibs/Carbon/Carbon/ActiveDirectory/Format-ADSearchFilterValue.ps1
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# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Format-ADSearchFilterValue { <# .SYNOPSIS Escapes Active Directory special characters from a string. .DESCRIPTION There are special characters in Active Directory queries/searches. This function escapes them so they aren't treated as AD commands/characters. .OUTPUTS System.String. The input string with any Active Directory-sensitive characters escaped. .LINK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa746475.aspx#special_characters .EXAMPLE Format-ADSearchFilterValue -String "I have AD special characters (I think)." Returns I have AD special characters \28I think\29. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] # The string to escape. $String ) $string = $string.Replace('\', '\5c') $string = $string.Replace('*', '\2a') $string = $string.Replace('(', '\28') $string = $string.Replace(')', '\29') $string = $string.Replace('/', '\2f') $string.Replace("`0", '\00') } Set-Alias -Name 'Format-ADSpecialCharacters' -Value 'Format-ADSearchFilterValue' |