Results for “Structured formats & encodings”
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Convert between hexadecimal text and bytes
PowerShell: Use the .NET hexadecimal helpers instead of parsing byte pairs manually.
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Encode and decode UTF-8 text with Base64
PowerShell: Convert the string to bytes explicitly before Base64 encoding.
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Escape a single URL parameter value
PowerShell: EscapeDataString encodes one value without treating it as a complete URL.
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Escape plain text before placing it in HTML
PowerShell: HtmlEncode converts HTML delimiters to entities in ordinary text contexts.
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Handle a malformed JSON document
PowerShell: ConvertFrom-Json reports a terminating conversion error under the selected error preference.
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Read a tab-separated table
PowerShell: ConvertFrom-Csv accepts an explicit delimiter instead of requiring comma-separated input.
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Read a value from a trusted XML document
PowerShell: The XML adapter exposes a small document’s elements and attributes through named properties.
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Read JSON into a hashtable
PowerShell: AsHashtable produces dictionary-style results for keys that are data rather than fixed property names.
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Serialize nested objects with an explicit depth
PowerShell: Select a sufficient depth so nested data is retained instead of converted into a descriptive string.
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Write object records to a CSV file
PowerShell: Export-Csv uses property names as headers and quotes values when needed.
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Convert ASCII text to lowercase safely
C: Cast to unsigned char before calling ctype functions on a possibly signed char.
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Decode a 16-bit big-endian integer
C: Promote bytes to an unsigned integer type before combining shifted values.
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