PowerShell: Using Operators in PowerShell Scripting

This TechNet Wiki article gives basic information about using Operators in PowerShell
Execute the below code to get available operators in PowerShell

help -Name '*operators*' | Select Name #outPut about_Arithmetic_Operators about_Assignment_Operators about_Comparison_Operators about_Logical_Operators about_Operators about_Type_Operator

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Learn Operators

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help about_Arithmetic_Operators -Detailed help about_Assignment_Operators -Detailed help about_Comparison_Operators -Detailed help about_Logical_Operators -Detailed help about_Operators -Detailed help about_Type_Operator -Detailed

Let's see few demo of Operators in PowerShell

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Range Operators

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1..10 | %{"PowerShell"}

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Replace Operator

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"Chendrayan V" -replace 'V' , 'Venkatesan'

With Out Operators

$x = "Chen V" $x.ToString().Replace('V','Venkatesan') ("Chen V").ToString().Replace('V','Venkatesan')

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Split Operator

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'Chen V' -split ' '

"1;2;3;4;5" -split ';'

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Join Operator

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1..10 -join '-'

Adding Values to Array using Operator

$array = 1..10 $array += 11..20 $array

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IS Operator

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"Chen" -is [int] 1 -is [int]

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AS Operator

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1 -as [int] #OutPut 1 1 -as [ipaddress] #OutPut Address            : 1 AddressFamily      : InterNetwork ScopeId            :  IsIPv6Multicast    : False IsIPv6LinkLocal    : False IsIPv6SiteLocal    : False IsIPv6Teredo       : False IsIPv4MappedToIPv6 : False IPAddressToString  : 1.0.0.0

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Like and Contains Operator

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'PowerShell' -like '*Shell' #Returns True as Output 1..10 -contains 1 #Returns True as Output 1..10 -contains 19 #Returns False as Output

Enjoy PowerShell