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CommandInvocationIntrinsics.ExpandString(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.Management.Automation
Assembly:
System.Management.Automation.dll
Package:
Microsoft.PowerShell.5.1.ReferenceAssemblies v1.0.0
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.4.15
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.5.6
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.6.1

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Returns a string with all of the variable and expression substitutions done.

public:
 System::String ^ ExpandString(System::String ^ source);
public:
 Platform::String ^ ExpandString(Platform::String ^ source);
std::wstring ExpandString(std::wstring const & source);
public string ExpandString(string source);
member this.ExpandString : string -> string
Public Function ExpandString (source As String) As String

Parameters

source
String

The string to expand.

Returns

The expanded string.

Exceptions

Thrown if a parse exception occurred during subexpression substitution.

Applies to