PowerShell and match/like/contain operators

Question

I am fairly new to PS so running into this problem. I have 2 variables:

 $var1= "hello" $var2= "hello-2018" if ($var1 -match $var2){ #Do Something }

I want to compare the two variables and if the $var1 has some parts of $var2, I want the code to do something. I’ve tried match, like, contains but not getting the desired output.

you have your match reversed. [grin] to test for A in B, you need to have A on the left ... not on the right. — Lee_Dailey
– Lee_Dailey, Commented Apr 4, 2022 at 21:13
... or using string methods: if ($var2.Contains($var1)) { } — zett42
– zett42, Commented Apr 4, 2022 at 21:39

Kevin Kostrzewa · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-04 21:25:31Z

How about

$var1= "hello" $var2= "hello-2018" if ($var2 -like "*$var1*"){ #Do Something }

Also, I think https://morgantechspace.com/2016/08/powershell-check-if-string-contains-word.html would make a good read on the topic

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