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Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

You're reading from  Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

Product type Book
Published in Jul 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788838986
Pages 552 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
David das Neves David das Neves
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Jan-Hendrik Peters Jan-Hendrik Peters
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters close

Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
1. Current PowerShell Versions 2. PowerShell ISE Versus VSCode 3. Basic Coding Techniques 4. Advanced Coding Techniques 5. Writing Reusable Code 6. Working with Data 7. Understanding PowerShell Security 8. Just Enough Administration 9. DevOps with PowerShell 10. Creating Your Own PowerShell Repository 11. VSCode and PowerShell Release Pipelines 12. PowerShell Desired State Configuration 13. Working with Windows 14. Working with Azure 15. Connecting to Microsoft Online Services 16. Working with SCCM and SQL Server 17. PowerShell Deep Dives 1. PowerShell ISE Hotkeys 2. Assessments 3. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Variables


Variables are important for the creation of good scripts. A variable is like a placeholder, and every kind of object and type can be stored in that variable. You can save data that is often used within a script in it or you can make calculations with it. You can forward variables containing data to functions, to make changes or output with them. Variables are the heart of every good script, cmdlet, function, and module. We will get into these topics in the next chapters. A good tip is to always learn the best practices for writing code as soon as possible. Therefore, I will introduce you to the best practices with each new topic. 

Some of the basics that you should be aware of are the four capitalization variations:

  • lowercase: All letters lowercase, no word separation
  • UPPERCASE: All letters capitals, no word separation
  • PascalCase: Capitalize the first letter of each word
  • camelCase: Capitalize the first letter of each word, except the first

Regarding variables, there are two capitalization...

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