Private/Get-EscapedString.ps1
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function Get-EscapedString { <# .SYNOPSIS Outputs escaped string value. .DESCRIPTION Wrapper for the System.Uri EscapeDataString method. When provided with an input string, an escaped string will be output. This can be used for forming URLs and query strings where spaces are not allowed. .PARAMETER inputString String to escape .EXAMPLE "Safe Name" | Get-EscapedString .INPUTS String Value .OUTPUTS Escaped String Value #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType('System.String')] param( [parameter( Mandatory = $false, ValueFromPipeline = $true )] [string]$inputString ) Begin {} Process { #Output escaped string [System.Uri]::EscapeDataString($inputString) } End {} } |