Re: loop through text and create array

$arr = $tmp = @()
switch -r -file .\data.txt {
'^-{2,}' {if ($tmp) {$arr += ,$tmp; $tmp = @()}}
default {$tmp += $_}
}

$arr.count
$arr[1]

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Kiron

>1) '^-{2,}' - "start's with 2 or more -"
1) Exactly!
2) By precedind $tmp with the Comma Operator the array is being appended to $arr as an array. Without the Comma Operator $tmp's items would be assigned individually.

# empty arrayS
$ar0 = $ar1 = @()

# w/ comma operator
$ar0 += ,(0..3)
$ar0 += ,(2..7)
$ar0 += ,(9..1)
$ar0.count
$ar0[1]

# w/o comma operator
$ar1 += 0..3
$ar1 += 2..7
$ar1 += 9..1
$ar1.count
$ar1[1]

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Kiron