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Get-AstLineComment

SYNOPSIS

Extracts comment tokens from a given line of PowerShell code.

SYNTAX

Get-AstLineComment [-Line] <String> [[-Kind] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This function parses a given line of PowerShell code and extracts comment tokens. It utilizes the PowerShell parser to analyze the input and return tokens that match the specified kind, defaulting to 'Comment'.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

"# This is a comment" | Get-AstLineComment

Output:

Kind    : Comment
Text    : # This is a comment

Extracts the comment token from the input PowerShell line.

PARAMETERS

-Line

Input line of PowerShell code from which to extract the comment.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Kind

The type of comment to extract.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: Comment
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.Management.Automation.Language.Token[]

NOTES

An array of tokens representing comments extracted from the input line.

https://psmodule.io/Ast/Functions/Lines/Get-AstLineComment/