Get XmlValue

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external help file: SelectXmlExtensions.dll-Help.xml Module Name: SelectXmlExtensions online version: schema: 2.0.0

Get-XmlValue

SYNOPSIS

Returns the value of an XML node found by Select-Xml.

SYNTAX

Get-XmlValue -SelectXmlInfo <SelectXmlInfo> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This cmdlet returns the text value of a node found by Select-Xml.

If selecting from a file, the file will be updated instead of returning the updated XML document.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> '<a>B</a>' |Select-Xml /a |Get-XmlValue

B

Example 2

PS C:\> '<a href="https://example.org/">link</a>' |Select-Xml /a/@href |Get-XmlValue

https://example.org/

PARAMETERS

-SelectXmlInfo

The output from Select-Xml.

Type: SelectXmlInfo
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
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

Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SelectXmlInfo

The output of Select-Xml.

OUTPUTS

System.String

The text value of the selected node.

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

Select-Xml