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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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Enforce a numeric range at a function boundary
PowerShell: ValidateRange performs argument validation before work begins.
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Enumerate hashtable entries in a stable order
PowerShell: Sort entries by key when predictable output matters.
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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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Extract a known substring
PowerShell: Substring uses a zero-based starting index and a character count.
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Filter items in a pipeline
Keep numbers that meet a condition.
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Filter pipeline values
PowerShell: Filter pipeline values using PowerShell 7.
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Find differences between two collections
PowerShell: Compare-Object marks reference-only values with a left arrow and difference-only values with a right arrow.
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Find the number of days in a month
PowerShell: DaysInMonth handles leap-year February correctly.
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Format a bounded duration as hours minutes and seconds
PowerShell: TimeSpan can format duration components with escaped separators.
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Format a date without locale ambiguity
Parse an ISO date and format it consistently.
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