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    I am attempting to write a function that retrieves the text contents of a .xaml file and saves it as a multiline string, retaining line breaks and basic formatting.

    Get-Content returns an array of strings, so I would like to either convert this array into a single multi-line string (one line per index) or find some alternate means of getting the data into a multi-line string.

    Thanks in advance!


    Thursday, May 17, 2018 3:49 PM
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    Get-Content filename -Raw

    \_(ツ)_/

    • Marked as answer by natpalmer1776 Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:01 PM
    Thursday, May 17, 2018 3:51 PM
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    I found a solution that implemented some .Net

    $result = [string]::join([environment]::newline, (Get-Content $filename))

    [source] - https://weblogs.asp.net/soever/powershell-pitfalls-reading-text-from-file-using-get-content

    However, your solution is a lot cleaner and will be easier for me to understand when I'm reviewing it later.

    Thanks a ton!

    Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:06 PM
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    My solution does not alter the content.  Yours does.

    By the way.  Here is how to do a join in PowerShell.

    (Get-Content$filename) -join "`n"

    "-Raw" just avoids creating an array in the first place.

    \_(ツ)_/

    Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:19 PM
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    What is `n ?
    Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:31 PM
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    The current NewLine character.

    \_(ツ)_/

    Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:45 PM
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