Question

i am trying to code in powershell where it needs i use a value of a variable as a variable itself ; is there a proper syntax to do it?

here is the example;

$color = "red"
$red = 1

how can i obtain the value of 1? $($color) $"$color" etc give out the errors.

I can explain more regarding the issue i am working with if needed.

Answer 1

The syntax isn’t very concise, but you can use the Get-Variable cmdlet:

Get-Variable -Name $color -ValueOnly

…or simply…

gv $color -ValueOnly