I have a microsoft form that submits an array of data to a variable that I need to process. The Output array from the forms looks like this and is assigned to a variable:
["a","b","c"]
How can I create an array in powershell from this so I can actually call the array items like this:
if ("a" in $array) {
# Do something
}
if ("b" in $array) {
# Do something
}
if ("c" in $array) {
# Do something
}
The output from your form, by the looks of it, is a JSON string which you can convert to an object using ConvertFrom-Json:
$var = '["a","b","c"]'
$array = $var | ConvertFrom-Json
switch($array) {
a { 'a in array'; continue }
b { 'b in array'; continue }
c { 'c in array'; continue }
Default { 'nothing found' }
}
Note, the use of the continue on above example is strictly for efficiency. From about_Switch documentation we can read the following:
The
Breakkeyword stops processing and exits the Switch statement.
TheContinuekeyword stops processing the current value, but continues processing any subsequent values.
