PowerShell/docs/count-characters.md
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The *count-characters.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script counts the number of characters in the given string.
Parameters
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```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/count-characters.ps1 [[-givenString] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-givenString <String>
Specifies the given string.
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
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```powershell
PS> ./count-characters.ps1 "Hello World"
11 characters counted in 'Hello World'.
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.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
}
```
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