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New-RandomString

SYNOPSIS​

Create a random string

SYNTAX​

New-RandomString
[[-Prefix] <String>]
[[-Postfix] <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

Helper utility to quickly create a randomized string which can be used when adding unique names to devices or another other properties

Note: It should not be used for encryption!

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

New-RandomString -Prefix "hello_"

Create a random string with the "hello" prefix. i.e hello_jta6fzwvo7

EXAMPLE 2​

New-RandomString -Postfix "_device"

Create a random string which ends with "_device", i.e. 1qs7mc2o3t_device

PARAMETERS​

-Prefix​

Prefix to be added before the random string

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Postfix​

Postfix to be added after the random string

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
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.

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