ConvertFrom-StringToCompressedByteArray

SYNOPSIS

Converts a string to a compressed byte array object.

SYNTAX

ConvertFrom-StringToCompressedByteArray [-String] <String[]> [[-Encoding] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Converts a string to a compressed byte array object.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$bytes = ConvertFrom-StringToCompressedByteArray -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

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, UTF7, and UTF8.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: UTF8
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

http://convert.readthedocs.io/en/latest/functions/ConvertFrom-StringToCompressedByteArray/