ConvertFrom-StringToByteArray

SYNOPSIS

Converts a string to a byte array object.

SYNTAX

ConvertFrom-StringToByteArray [-String] <String[]> [[-Encoding] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Converts a string to a byte array object.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$bytes = ConvertFrom-StringToByteArray -String 'A string'
$bytes.GetType()

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType -------- -------- ---- -------- True True Byte[] System.Array

$bytes[0].GetType()

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType -------- -------- ---- -------- True True Byte System.ValueType

EXAMPLE 2

$bytes = 'A string','Another string' | ConvertFrom-StringToByteArray

$bytes.Count 2

$bytes.GetType()

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType -------- -------- ---- -------- True True Object[] System.Array

$bytes[0].GetType()

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType -------- -------- ---- -------- True True Byte[] System.Array

PARAMETERS

-String

A string object for conversion.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Encoding

The encoding to use for conversion. Defaults to UTF8. Valid options are ASCII, BigEndianUnicode, Default, Unicode, UTF32, and UTF8.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: UTF8
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

[System.Collections.Generic.List[Byte[]]]

NOTES

https://austoonz.github.io/Convert/functions/ConvertFrom-StringToByteArray/