Private/ConvertTo-Bytes.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Encodes a string to a byte array. .DESCRIPTION Converts a string to a byte array using the specified encoding. .PARAMETER String The string to encode. .PARAMETER Encoding The encoding to use for the string. Defaults to UTF8. .OUTPUTS A byte array of the input string .EXAMPLE Encode a string to a byte array: "Hello, World!" | ConvertTo-Bytes #> Function ConvertTo-Bytes { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] [String]$String, [System.Text.Encoding]$Encoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8 ) Process { # Simply use the given encoder to return the bytes Return $Encoding.GetBytes($String) } } |