RegEx/PowerShell/Invoke_Variable.regex.source.ps1
$myName = ($MyInvocation.MyCommand.ScriptBlock.File | Split-Path -Leaf) -replace '\.source', '' -replace '\.ps1', '.txt' $myRoot = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.ScriptBlock.File | Split-Path Write-RegEx -Description @' Matches any time a variable is invoked (with the . or & operator) '@ -NotAfter '[\w\)`]' -Comment 'If the text before the invoke is a word, closing paranthesis, or backtick, do not match' | Write-RegEx -LiteralCharacter '.&' -Name CallOperator -Comment "Match the <CallOperator> (either a . or a &)" | Write-RegEx -CharacterClass Whitespace -Min 0 -Comment "Followed by Optional Whitespace" | Write-RegEx -LiteralCharacter '$' -Comment "Followed by a Dollar Sign" | Write-RegEx -Pattern @( Write-RegEx -CharacterClass Word -Repeat -Name Variable -Comment 'Followed by a <Variable> (any number of repeated word characters)' Write-RegEx -Between '{','}' -Name Variable -EscapeSequence '`' -Description 'Or a <Variable> enclosed in curly brackets' -Comment 'using backtick as an escape' ) -Or | Set-Content -Path (Join-Path $myRoot $myName) |