Private/Shared/Get-RandomString.ps1
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function Get-RandomString { <# .SYNOPSIS Generates a random alphanumeric string. .DESCRIPTION This function generates a random string of specified length using uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and digits. Useful for generating confirmation codes and unique identifiers. .PARAMETER Length The length of the random string to generate. Defaults to 8. .EXAMPLE Get-RandomString Returns a random 8-character string. .EXAMPLE Get-RandomString -Length 12 Returns a random 12-character string. #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([string])] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [int]$Length = 8 ) $chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789' $string = -join ((1..$Length) | ForEach-Object { $chars[(Get-Random -Maximum $chars.Length)] }) return $string } |