$s="abc"
$s.toUpper()
ABC
but you kind of have to change gear - you have to switch from the PowerShell way of doing things to the .Net / programmatic way. This is no problem if you know it - but it is hard to teach someone, especially if they do not have a programming background.
So, why not create a function and do it the PowerShell way? The function is actually very simple -
function Call-Method($method) { process { $m=$_.$method; $m.invoke($args) } }
And add an alias to minimize the typing -
new-alias -force cm Call-Method
Now it is simple to call methods without dots and parenthesises -
"abc" | cm toupper
ABC
"abc" | cm indexof b
1
"abc" | cm substring 1
bc
$s="abc"
$s[($s | cm indexof b)]
b
Have fun!
1 comment:
Nicely done. Great insight.
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