Author : MD TAREQ HASSAN | Updated : 2023/03/17
Characters in PowerShell
[char]represents a Unicode UTF-16 character (UTF-16 encoded 16-bit Unicode code point)- The default value of the char type is “`0”
- The string type represents text as a sequence of char values
Character type variable
[char] $ch = "`0" # null character
Write-Host $ch
$jChar = 'j'
Write-Host $jChar
[char] $jCharFromInt = [char] 106
Write-Host $jCharFromInt
Escape character
In PowerShell, backtick (or grave acent) “`” is used as escape character
$x = 15
Write-Host "Value of `$x variable is $x" # Value of $x variable is 15
Special character
# `n: New line
# `r: carriage return
Write-Host "Hey!`n`rhow are you?"
Read-Host "Enter your name"
Read-Host "Enter your name`n"
Read-Host "Enter your name`n`r"
More about: Special Characters
Character code escape sequence
# only unicode ("`u{hex}"), unlike C# no hex ("`x{hex}")
$jCharFromUnicode = "`u{006A}";
Write-Host $jCharFromUnicode # "j"
$thumbsUp = "`u{1F44D}"
Write-Host $thumbsUp # "👍"