Combine an array into a string with space separator
$array = 'The','quick','brown','fox','jumps','over','the','lazy','dog.' $array -join(' ')
Split string into an array on spaces
$string = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." $string.split()
Exclude blanks when splitting a string into an array
$option = [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries $string.split(";",$option)
Get all Text after a character
$string = "1. Computer name:DC-G11-FTW.contoso.com" $string.Substring($string.IndexOf(":")+1,$string.length-$string.IndexOf(":")-1)
Get all Text before a character
$string = "[email protected]" $string.Substring(0,$string.IndexOf("@"))
Remove all special characters including spaces
$string = "1. Computer name:DC-G11-FTW.contoso.com" [regex]::Replace($string,"[^0-9a-zA-Z]","")
Remove all special characters leaving spaces
$string = "1. Computer name:DC-G11-FTW.contoso.com" [regex]::Replace($string,"[^0-9a-zA-Z ]","")
Replace using Regular Expression
$string = 'Thank you for calling 555-5757 your order total is $123.32' $string -Replace "[0-9]","0"
My name is Matthew Dowst and I am a father, author, blogger, Microsoft MVP in PowerShell and Azure Hybrid & Migration. And I am an enthusiast of all things PowerShell and DevOps.
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My name is Matthew Dowst and I am a father, author, blogger, Microsoft MVP in PowerShell and Azure Hybrid & Migration. And I am an enthusiast of all things PowerShell and DevOps.
Practical Automation with PowerShell
Now available on Amazon and all major book retailers
