PowerTip of the Day, from PowerShell.com:
You probably know what this line produces:
'Hello' * 12
Right, you get 12 times the string you submitted. If you wanted new lines instead, a minor adjustment will do the job:
,'Hello' * 12
The comma puts the string into an array, and when you multiply arrays, you get additional array elements. Simply use Out-String to turn that into a single multi-line string:
PS> $text = ,'Hello' * 12
PS> $text.GetType().FullName
System.Object[]
PS> $text.Count
12
PS> $text = ,'Hello' * 12 | Out-String
PS> $text.GetType().FullName
System.String
PS> $text
Hello
Hello
Hello
(...)
Thanks
