How to Split String into Variables in PowerShell

In PowerShell, you can split a string into variables using the Split() method or the -split operator, then assign the resulting array elements to the individual variables.

The following methods show how you can do it with syntax.

Method 1: Using the Split() method

$empDetails = "Gary,Smith,37"
$parts = $empDetails.Split(",")

$firstName, $lastName , $age = $parts

This example will split a string and assign the array elements to multiple variables.

Method 2: Using the -split operator

$empDetails = "Gary,Smith,37"
$parts = $empDetails -split ','

$firstName, $lastName , $age = $parts

This example will use the -split operator to split a string and assign the resulting array elements to multiple variables.

The following examples show how you can use these methods.

How to Split String into Variables Using Split() method

In PowerShell, you can call the Split() method on the string to split it into multiple variables.

# specify the string variable
$empDetails = "Gary,Smith,37"

# use the Split() method to split a string into parts
$parts = $empDetails.Split(",")

# assign the parts (elements of array) to individual variable
$firstName, $lastName , $age = $parts

# output the variable
Write-Output "First Name: $firstName"
Write-Output "Last Name: $lastName"

Write-Output "Age: $age"

Output:

In this script, we define a variable $empDetails the store the string value.

We then use the Split() method with comma (“,“) as the separator to split a string into array elements and assign it to the $parts variable and assign them to the separate variables.

Finally, the Write-Output cmdlet prints the individual part value to the console.

How to Split String into Multiple Variables Using -split Operator

Another way to split a string into multiple variables is to use the -split operator.

# define a string
$empDetails = "Gary,Smith,37"

# use the -split to split a string into multiple parts
$parts = $empDetails -split ','

# assign array of elements to individual variable
$firstName, $lastName , $age = $parts

# print the variable value
Write-Output "First Name: $firstName"
Write-Output "Last Name: $lastName"

Write-Output "Age: $age"

Output:

In this script, we define a variable $empDetails that stores the string data.

We then use the -split operator to split the $empDetails string into multiple parts ( array of elements) and assign them to the $parts variable.

The $parts variable values are assigned to the individual variables such as $firstName, $lastName, and $age.

Finally, the Write-Output cmdlet prints the variable value onto the console.

Conclusion

I hope the above article on splitting a string into multiple variables in PowerShell is helpful to you.

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