PowerShell/Docs/list-anagrams.md
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## The *list-anagrams.ps1* Script
This PowerShell script lists all anagrams of the given word.
## Parameters
```powershell
/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/list-anagrams.ps1 [[-Word] <String>] [[-Columns] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
-Word <String>
Specifies the word to use
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Columns <Int32>
Specifies the number of columns
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value 8
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
```powershell
PS> ./list-anagrams Baby
```
## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Lists all anagrams of the given word
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script lists all anagrams of the given word.
.PARAMETER Word
Specifies the word to use
.PARAMETER Columns
Specifies the number of columns
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-anagrams Baby
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$Word = "", [int]$Columns = 8)
function GetPermutations {
[cmdletbinding()]
Param(
[parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$True)]
[string]$String = 'the'
)
Begin {
Function NewAnagram { Param([int]$NewSize)
if ($NewSize -eq 1) {
return
}
for ($i=0;$i -lt $NewSize; $i++) {
NewAnagram -NewSize ($NewSize - 1)
if ($NewSize -eq 2) {
New-Object PSObject -Property @{
Permutation = $stringBuilder.ToString()
}
}
MoveLeft -NewSize $NewSize
}
}
Function MoveLeft { Param([int]$NewSize)
$z = 0
$position = ($Size - $NewSize)
[char]$temp = $stringBuilder[$position]
for ($z=($position+1);$z -lt $Size; $z++) {
$stringBuilder[($z-1)] = $stringBuilder[$z]
}
$stringBuilder[($z-1)] = $temp
}
}
Process {
$size = $String.length
$stringBuilder = New-Object System.Text.StringBuilder -ArgumentList $String
NewAnagram -NewSize $Size
}
End {}
}
try {
if ($Word -eq "" ) {
$Word = read-host "Enter word"
$Columns = read-host "Enter number of columns"
}
GetPermutations -String $Word | Format-Wide -Column $Columns
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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