[String Utilities (Powershell)] #powershell #utility

Left.ps1

# https://ss64.com/ps/left.html

Function left {
   [CmdletBinding()]
 
   Param (
      [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$True,HelpMessage="Enter a string of text")]
      [String]$text,
      [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
      [Int]$Length
   )
$left = $text.SubString(0, [math]::min($Length,$text.length))
$left
}

Right.ps1

# Source: https://ss64.com/ps/right.html

Function right {
   [CmdletBinding()]
 
   Param (
      [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$True,HelpMessage="Enter a string of text")]
      [String]$text,
      [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
      [Int]$Length
   )
$startchar = [math]::min($text.length - $Length,$text.length)
$startchar = [math]::max(0, $startchar)
$right = $text.SubString($startchar ,[math]::min($text.length, $Length))
$right
}