InSquareBrackets
InSquareBrackets() static method returns a standard pattern for finding everything inside square brackets.2 minute read
Overloads
InSquareBrackets()- Returns a standard pattern for finding everything inside square brackets.
InSquareBrackets(string)- Returns a pattern for finding everything inside square brackets using named balance groups.
InSquareBrackets()
Returns a standard pattern for finding everything inside square brackets.
InSquareBrackets()
Parameters
None.
Returns
A string representing a regular expression for finding text nested inside one or more pairs of square brackets.
Exceptions
None.
Examples
The following example demonstrates parsing a string for the text in square brackets. The matching
text is in the Close capture group.
$Text = 'This is [some text with [nested brackets][01]][02].'
if ($Text -match [ParsingPatterns]::InSquareBrackets()) {
$Matches
}
Name Value
---- -----
Close some text with [nested brackets][01]
0 [some text with [nested brackets][01]]
InSquareBrackets(string)
Returns a pattern for finding everything inside square brackets using named balance groups.
InSquareBrackets([string]$BalanceGroupName)
Parameters
BalanceGroupName
The name to use for the closing group and suffix for the open group. This enables you to combine
regular expressions for more than one set of square-bracketed text. If the value is an empty
string, the default closing group is named Close and the opening group is Open without any
suffix.
- Type
- System.String
Returns
A string representing a regular expression for testing if the given pattern is nested inside
backticks (`).
Exceptions
None.
Examples
The following example demonstrates returning a string for finding text inside of square brackets
where the closing group, which contains the matching text, is called LinkText:
$Text = 'This is [some text with [nested brackets][01]][02].'
if ($Text -match [ParsingPatterns]::InSquareBrackets('LinkText')) {
$Matches
}
Name Value
---- -----
LinkText some text with [nested brackets][01]
0 [some text with [nested brackets][01]]