The Windows PowerShell Language
This course will teach the essential elements of the Windows PowerShell language. Even though you will apply this knowledge when writing scripts, it is equally valuable when working at a console prompt.
What you'll learn
Learning Wndows PowerShell is no different than learning any foreign language like French. In order to understand and communicate in French, you need to understand the rules of the language, such as syntax and grammar. In this course, The Windows PowerShell Language, you’ll learn how to do more with Windows PowerShell by taking advantage of its language features. First, you’ll explore variables and how to use them effectively in PowerShell. Next, you’ll discover how to use PowerShell's operators to build simple comparison statements and much more. Finally, you’ll learn how to use arrays and hashtables. When you’re finished with this course, you'll be able to do more with objects in the pipeline and be ready to tackle PowerShell scripting.
Table of contents
- Using Arrays and Hash Tables 1m
- Array Fundamentals 1m
- Demonstration: Array Fundamentals 7m
- Demonstration: Working with Arrays in Windows PowerShell 3m
- Demonstration: Splitting and Joining 3m
- Demonstration: Doing More with Arrays 3m
- Hash Table Fundamentals 3m
- Demonstration: Hash Table Fundamentals 7m
- Demonstration: Hash Tables as Objects 3m
- Demonstration: Splatting Hash Tables 5m
- Demonstration: Hash Table Methods and Enumerators 4m
- Demonstration: PSDefaultParameterValues 4m
- Key Take-aways 1m
- Object Fundamentals 5m
- Object Notation 1m
- Object Methods 3m
- Demonstration: Working with Objects 2m
- Demonstration: Working with Object Type 4m
- Demonstration: Working with Dotted Notation 3m
- Demonstration: Working with Object Static Methods 4m
- Custom Properties and Objects 4m
- Demonstration: Custom Properties with Select Object 4m
- Demonstration: Custom Objects 8m
- Key Take-aways 2m
- Common Object Transformations 2m
- Demonstration: Common Number Techniques 7m
- Demonstration: Common String Methods 4m
- Demonstration: Padding Strings 2m
- Demonstration: Trimming Strings 2m
- Demonstration: String Replacement 4m
- Demonstration: Common Date Techniques 3m
- Demonstration: Using TimeSpans 4m
- Demonstration: Custom Format Operator 4m
- Demonstration: Creating Custom Output 7m
- Next Steps 3m
About the author
Jeffery Hicks is a veteran IT Pro with 30 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis in automation and efficiency. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award. He works today as an independent author, teacher, and consultant. He has been creating Pluralsight content for over 10 years. Jeff has written for numerous online sites and print publications, and speaks frequently at technology confer... more