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Read-StringAsUTF8

SYNOPSIS

Read a string and return it decoded as UTF-8.

SYNTAX

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Read-StringAsUTF8 [-InputString] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Read-StringAsUTF8 uses the UTF8Encoding class to return a string decoded in UTF8. The function uses UTF8Encoding.GetBytes to encode the input string into a sequence of bytes and then UTF8Encoding.GetString to decodes the byte array into a string.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

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$decodedStringInput = Read-StringAsUTF8 -InputString $StringInput
$exportObject = $decodedStringInput | ConvertFrom-Json
$EasitGOItem = $exportObject.itemToImport[0]
$EasitGOItem.property

content                                       name            rawValue
-------                                       ----            --------
Jane                                          givenName
jado                                          samAccountName
CN=Doe\, Jane,OU=Users,DC=company,DC=net      dn

PARAMETERS

-InputString

String to decode as UTF8

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Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

Determines how PowerShell responds to progress updates generated by a script, cmdlet, or provider, such as the progress bars generated by the Write-Progress cmdlet. The Write-Progress cmdlet creates progress bars that show a command's status.

The ProgressAction parameter takes one of the ActionPreference enumeration values: SilentlyContinue, Stop, Continue, Inquire, Ignore, Suspend, or Break.

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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

None - You cannot pipe objects to this function

OUTPUTS

System.String

NOTES