<# .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 }