PowerShell/scripts/count-characters.ps1

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Counts the number of characters
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script counts the number of characters in the given string.
.PARAMETER GivenString
Specifies the given string.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./count-characters.ps1 "Hello World"
11 characters counted in 'Hello World'.
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$givenString = "")
try {
if ($givenString -eq "" ) { $givenString = Read-Host "Enter the string" }
[int64]$numChars = $givenString.Length
"✔️ $numChars characters counted in '$givenString'."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}