Built-in Snippets

Built-in Snippets provides predefined PowerShell structures and commands that you can insert directly into your script.

Available snippets

Snippet	Prefix	Description
Comment Block	block-comment	Inserts a multi-line comment block.
do-until	do-until	Repeats a statement list until a condition is met.
do-while	do-while	Repeats a statement list while a condition is met.
else	else	Defines what runs when all if and elseif conditions are false.
elseif	elseif	Adds an alternative path when an if condition is false.
Enum	enum	Creates a distinct type made up of named labels.
for	for	Creates a loop that runs while a condition evaluates to true.
for-reversed	forr	Creates a reversed for loop.
foreach	foreach	Iterates through a collection with a named variable.
foreach-item	foreach-item	Quickly inserts a foreach item definition after you highlight the collection variable and press Tab.
Hashtable	hashtable	Creates a key/value store for efficient data retrieval.
Here-String	hs	Inserts a here-string that escapes text but still evaluates variables.
Here-String (Literal)	hsl	Inserts a literal here-string that escapes all text exactly as written.
if	if	Runs code when a conditional test evaluates to true.
PSCustomObject	pscustomobject	Creates a custom object from a hashtable.
Region Block	region	Inserts a region block for organizing and folding code.
splat	splat	Uses a hashtable to pass parameters concisely.
switch	switch	Provides an alternative to a series of if statements.
try-catch	try-catch	Runs a code block and handles terminating exceptions.
try-catch-finally	try-catch-finally	Runs code with exception handling and a cleanup block.
try-finally	try-finally	Runs code and performs cleanup regardless of the outcome.
while	while	Repeats an action while a condition is true.