## The *write-animated.ps1* Script This PowerShell script writes animated text. ## Parameters ```powershell write-animated.ps1 [[-Line1] ] [[-Line2] ] [[-Line3] ] [[-Line4] ] [[-Line5] ] [[-Line6] ] [[-Line7] ] [[-Line8] ] [[-Line9] ] [[-Speed] ] [] -Line1 Required? false Position? 1 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Line2 Required? false Position? 2 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Line3 Required? false Position? 3 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Line4 Required? false Position? 4 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Line5 Required? false Position? 5 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Line6 Required? false Position? 6 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Line7 Required? false Position? 7 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Line8 Required? false Position? 8 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Line9 Required? false Position? 9 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Speed Required? false Position? 10 Default value 30 Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Example ```powershell PS> ./write-animated "Hello World" ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Writes animated text .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script writes animated text. .EXAMPLE PS> ./write-animated "Hello World" .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param($Line1 = "", $Line2 = "", $Line3 = "", $Line4 = "", $Line5 = "", $Line6 = "", $Line7 = "", $Line8 = "", $Line9 = "", [int]$Speed = 30) # 30 ms pause $TerminalWidth = 120 # characters function WriteLine { param([string]$Line, [int]$Speed) [int]$Start = 1 [int]$End = $Line.Length $StartPosition = $HOST.UI.RawUI.CursorPosition $Spaces = " " if ($Line -eq "") { return } foreach ($Pos in $Start .. $End) { $TextToDisplay = $Spaces.Substring(0, $TerminalWidth / 2 - $pos / 2) + $Line.Substring(0, $Pos) write-host -nonewline $TextToDisplay start-sleep -milliseconds $Speed $HOST.UI.RawUI.CursorPosition = $StartPosition } write-host "" } if ($Line1 -eq "") { $Line1 = "Welcome to PowerShell Scripts" $Line2 = " " $Line3 = "This repository contains useful and cross-platform PowerShell scripts." $Line4 = " " $Line5 = "Best regards," $Line6 = "Markus" } WriteLine $Line1 $Speed WriteLine $Line2 $Speed WriteLine $Line3 $Speed WriteLine $Line4 $Speed WriteLine $Line5 $Speed WriteLine $Line6 $Speed WriteLine $Line7 $Speed WriteLine $Line8 $Speed WriteLine $Line9 $Speed exit 0 # success ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of write-animated.ps1*