# Assign the value 13 to $var then read it
$var = 13
$var
## 13
# Assign the value 42 to ${a$b} then read it
${a$b} = 42
${a$b}
## 42
$x = 3
$x.GetType().Name
$x = "hello world"
$x.GetType().Name
## Int32
## String
# Define $t to be of type [DateTime]
[DateTime]$t = (Get-Date) # Use () to evaluate the cmdlet first
$t = "5/23/2016" # Valid conversion from String
$t
$t = "hello world" # Error
##
## Monday, May 23, 2016 12:00:00 AM
## Cannot convert value "hello world" to type "System.DateTime".
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# Example: data validation
[ValidateRange(1, 118)][int]$atomicNumber = 1
$atomicNumber = 119 # Error
## The variable cannot be validated because the value 119
## is not a valid value for the atomicNumber variable.
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# A variable in PowerShell can have a description
Set-Variable Mg -option ReadOnly `
-description "Magnesium" -value 12
$Mg
$Mg = 13 # Error
## 12
## Cannot overwrite variable Mg because it is read-only
## or constant.
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# Example: string concatenation
$x = 1
$y = 2
Write-Host ("x = " + $x + ", y = " + $y)
## x = 1, y = 2
# Example: formatting a string
