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Mastering PowerShell Scripting - Fourth Edition

You're reading from  Mastering PowerShell Scripting - Fourth Edition

Product type Book
Published in Jun 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800206540
Pages 788 pages
Edition 4th Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Chris Dent Chris Dent
Profile icon Chris Dent

Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface 1. Introduction to PowerShell 2. Modules and Snap-Ins 3. Working with Objects in PowerShell 4. Operators 5. Variables, Arrays, and Hashtables 6. Conditional Statements and Loops 7. Working with .NET 8. Strings, Numbers, and Dates 9. Regular Expressions 10. Files, Folders, and the Registry 11. Windows Management Instrumentation 12. Working with HTML, XML, and JSON 13. Web Requests and Web Services 14. Remoting and Remote Management 15. Asynchronous Processing 16. Graphical User Interfaces 17. Scripts, Functions, and Script Blocks 18. Parameters, Validation, and Dynamic Parameters 19. Classes and Enumerations 20. Building Modules 21. Testing 22. Error Handling 23. Debugging and Troubleshooting 24. Other Books You May Enjoy
25. Index

Summary

Enumerations in PowerShell are useful for defining customized lists of constant values for use within a script, function, or module. The values in the enumeration can be used if required, or the enumeration can be used as little more than a list of names.

Flag-based enumerations are used when managing flag-based fields. The FileSystemRights enumeration was used as a basis for demonstrating capabilities.

You can use classes in PowerShell to describe any object. Classes include members such as properties and methods. The Hidden keyword can be used to hide either properties or methods from view.

Class inheritance is a vital part of working with classes. One class can inherit properties and methods from another, allowing a layered approach to class implementation with shared code in underlying classes.

Inheritance-style notation is the basis for implementing interfaces from .NET in a class in PowerShell. The IComparable and IEquatable interfaces and the operator...

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