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December 7, 2015 16:19
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$list = @' | |
1 Partridge in a pear tree | |
2 Turtle Doves | |
3 French Hens | |
4 Calling Birds | |
5 Golden Rings | |
6 Geese a laying | |
7 Swans a swimming | |
8 Maids a milking | |
9 Ladies dancing | |
10 Lords a leaping | |
11 Pipers piping | |
12 Drummers drumming | |
'@ | |
## Sorting by length | |
$list -split "`n" | Sort-Object { $_.Length } | |
## Sorting without number | |
$list -split "`n" | Sort-Object { ($_ -replace '^\d+ ').Length } | |
## Custom object | |
$list -split "`n" | ForEach-Object { | |
[PSCustomObject]@{ 'Count' = $_.Split(' ')[0]; 'Item' = ($_ -replace '^\d+ ') } | |
} | |
## Bird-related items | |
($list -split "`n" | where { $_ -match 'Partridge|Dove|Hen|Bird|Geese|Swan' } | Select @{ 'Name' = 'Number'; 'Expression' = { $_.Split(' ')[0].Trim() } } | Measure-Object -Sum -Property Number).Sum | |
## Total count | |
($list -split "`n" | Select @{ 'Name' = 'Number'; 'Expression' = { $_.Split(' ')[0].Trim() } } | Measure-Object -Sum -Property Number).Sum |
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