Functions/ConvertTo-UrlEncode.ps1
function ConvertTo-UrlEncode { <# .SYNOPSIS To encode plaintext using [Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode() .DESCRIPTION To encode plaintext using [Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode() .PARAMETER URL The original text that you want encoded. Can be a string or an array of strings. Accepts pipeline input. .PARAMETER IncludeInput A switch to determine if you want original text in the output. Aliased to 'IncludeOriginal' for backward compatibility of scripts .EXAMPLE ConvertTo-UrlEncode -URL https://www.google.com/ Would return https%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2f .EXAMPLE ConvertTo-UrlEncode -URL https://www.google.com/ -IncludeInput Would return PlainText Encoded --------- ------- https://www.google.com/ https%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2f #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)] [string[]] $URL, [Alias('IncludeOriginal')] [switch] $IncludeInput ) begin { Write-Verbose -Message "Starting [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" } process { foreach ($currentURL in $URL) { $Encode = [Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode($currentURL) if ($IncludeInput) { New-Object -TypeName 'psobject' -Property ([ordered] @{ PlainText = $currentURL Encoded = $Encode }) } else { Write-Output -InputObject $Encode } } } end { Write-Verbose -Message "Ending [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" } } Set-Alias -Name 'UrlEncode' -Value 'ConvertTo-UrlEncode' |