Run a PowerShell expression.
Syntax
Invoke-Expression [-command] string [CommonParameters]
Key
-command string
A literal string (or variable that contains a string) that is a
valid PowerShell expression.
CommonParameters:
-Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutVariable.
If the result of the expression is an empty array, invoke-expression will output $null
Example
Create variables named $sorting and $MyExpr and use them to store the text of an expression, then use invoke-expression to actually run the expression:
PS C:\>$sorting = "sort-object Name"
$MyExpr = "get-process | $sorting"
invoke-expression $MyExpr
"Innovation is the distinction between a leader and a follower" - Steve Jobs
Related Powershell Commands:
Trace-Command -Trace an expression or command
Invoke-Item - Invoke an executable or open a file
Invoke-History - Invoke a previously executed Cmdlet
