# encoding: ascii # api: powershell # title: Split-TextToLines Demo # description: Demo of different ways to split a text into lines. Sorry I have not yet another nice way to post code in my blog. http://pauerschell.blogspot.com/. Understanding TextToLines splitting is basic to ISE-Extensions. # version: 0.1 # type: function # author: Bernd Kriszio # license: CC0 # function: Show-LineArrayStructure # x-poshcode-id: 883 # x-archived: 2016-06-08T10:20:49 # x-published: 2009-02-20T13:08:00 # # function Show-LineArrayStructure ($lines) { $len = $lines.length "Type is: $($lines.gettype().Name)" "Number of lines: $len" for ($i = 0; $i -lt $len; $i++) { "$($i + 1). Line: length $($lines[$i].length) >$($lines[$i])<" } '' } $text = "abc`r`nefg`r`n" # $text # $text.length $lines = $text.Split("`n") Show-LineArrayStructure $lines $lines2 = $text.Split("`r`n") Show-LineArrayStructure $lines2 $lines3 = $([Regex]::Split($text,"`r`n" )) Show-LineArrayStructure $lines3 $lines4 = $text -split "`n" Show-LineArrayStructure $lines4 # best method $lines5 = $text -split "`r`n" Show-LineArrayStructure $lines5