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Assert-ContainsLike

Sun Jan 12, 2020 5:33 pm

NAME Assert-ContainsLike



SYNOPSIS

Asserts that a collections contains an item, using wildcards to check.





SYNTAX

Assert-ContainsLike [[-Haystack] <Object>] [[-Needle] <Object>] [[-Message] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Compares each item in a collection for a value using PowerShell's `-like` operator.





PARAMETERS

-Haystack <Object>

The collection to check.



Required? false

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Needle <Object>

The object to check the collection for. Wildcards supported.



Required? false

Position? 2

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Message <String>

A message to show when the assertion fails.



Required? false

Position? 3

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Assert-ContainsLike @( 'foo', 'bar', 'baz' ) 'b*'



Demonstrates how to check if a collection contains an item, using wildcards when doing the comparison.









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Assert-ContainsLike @( 'foo', 'bar' ) '*z' 'No Z!'



Demonstrates how to supply your own message when the assertion fails.











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