Have you ever needed to enclose a long list of strings into quotation marks? I am in such a situation quite often. The last time it was when I was creating function <a target="_blank" href="https://doitpsway.com/powershell-function-that-super-simplifies-getting-the-right-sccm-log">Get-CMLog</a> and I needed a list of available log names for the <code>ValidateSet</code> param check 👇. 
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1638983472766/x1ACua0d1.png" alt="image.png" />
As you can see it would be super annoying to enclose it by hand. Moreover I got tired by creating code snippets like this <code>(Get-Clipboard) -split "," | % {"'" + $_ + "'"}</code> over and over again so I've decided to create small <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/ztrhgf/useful_powershell_functions/blob/master/Quote-String.ps1">Quote-String</a> function 💡.
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<h1 id="heading-what-are-the-quote-string-function-features">What are the Quote-String function features</h1>
<ul>
<li>supports input from pipeline, parameter, and clipboard</li>
<li>splits given string(s) using a customizable delimiter, enclose the resulting items in the quote, and outputs the result into console or clipboard<ul>
<li>result can be joined or outputted as an array</li>
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</ul>
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<h1 id="heading-how-to-use-it">How to use it</h1>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/ztrhgf/useful_powershell_functions/blob/master/Quote-String.ps1">Download</a>, dot source and call it like 👇
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1638982983206/PINFTzOw57.png" alt="image.png" /></li>
</ul>

Have you ever needed to enclose a long list of strings into quotation marks? I am in such a situation quite often. The last time it was when I was creating function [Get-CMLog](https://doitpsway.com/powershell-function-that-super-simplifies-getting-the-right-sccm-log) and I needed a list of available log names for the `ValidateSet` param check 👇. 
![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1638983472766/x1ACua0d1.png)
As you can see it would be super annoying to enclose it by hand. Moreover I got tired by creating code snippets like this `(Get-Clipboard) -split "," | % {"'" + $_ + "'"}` over and over again so I've decided to create small [Quote-String](https://github.com/ztrhgf/useful_powershell_functions/blob/master/Quote-String.ps1) function 💡.

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# What are the Quote-String function features
- supports **input **from **pipeline**, **parameter**, and **clipboard**
- splits given string(s) using a **customizable delimiter**, **enclose ** the resulting items in the quote, and **outputs ** the result into **console ** or **clipboard**
 - result can be **joined ** or outputted as an **array**

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# How to use it
- [Download](https://github.com/ztrhgf/useful_powershell_functions/blob/master/Quote-String.ps1), **dot source** and **call ** it like 👇
![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1638982983206/PINFTzOw57.png)


Enclose a list of strings in quotation marks using PowerShell

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Enclose a list of strings in quotation marks using PowerShell

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