Test RegEx

Test-RegEx

SYNOPSIS

Tests a RegEx pattern against a string and returns the results.

SYNTAX

Test-RegEx [-Pattern] <Regex> [-String] <String[]> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Tests a RegEx pattern against a string and returns the results.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Test-RegEx -Pattern '^\w+' -String 'no spaces','  spaces in front'

Matched Pattern Matches String

---

True ^\w+ {no} no spaces False ^\w+ spaces in front

PARAMETERS

-Pattern

The RegEx pattern to test against the string.

Type: Regex
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-String

The string to test.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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