Implementing programming constructs in PowerShell
Since this is a book on mastering PowerCLI, I will assume that you already know the basics of the language. For example, how variables are declared in PowerShell and various restrictions on them. So, in this section, I am going to provide a short refresher on the different programming constructs and how they are implemented in PowerShell. I will deliberately not go into much detail. For details, check out https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.03.powershell.aspx.
In any programming language, the first thing that you need to learn about is the variables. Declaring a variable in PowerShell is pretty easy and straightforward; simply, start the variable name with a $ sign. For example, run ...
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