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Read a value from a trusted XML document
PowerShell: The XML adapter exposes a small document’s elements and attributes through named properties.
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Read JSON into a hashtable
PowerShell: AsHashtable produces dictionary-style results for keys that are data rather than fixed property names.
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Read named fields from a successful regex match
PowerShell: The Matches table is updated after a successful scalar match operation.
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Read rows from CSV text
Parse CSV into objects with named properties.
CSV✓ Tested
Read the kind of command being invoked
PowerShell: CommandType distinguishes cmdlets from functions, aliases, and external applications.
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Reject NaN and infinite values
PowerShell: Double.IsFinite excludes numeric values unsuitable for ordinary bounded calculations.
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Remove an optional hashtable entry
PowerShell: Remove changes the map in place without changing unrelated entries.
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Repeat while a condition holds
PowerShell: Repeat while a condition holds using PowerShell 7.
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Replace a literal word in text
PowerShell: Replace a literal word in text using PowerShell 7.
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Replace repeated whitespace
Normalize runs of whitespace to one space.
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Restore an environment value after temporary use
PowerShell: Use finally so temporary process configuration does not leak to subsequent work; remove the entry when it was originally absent.
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Restore the working location after an operation
PowerShell: Push-Location and Pop-Location manage a directory stack; finally ensures restoration.
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