Here-strings for multiline in PowerShell - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to create a multiline string using a here-string.

PowerShell

$text = @[1]
This is line one.
This is line two.
"@

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A"""

B"@

C@"

D@'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using "@ instead of @" to start the here-string.

Using single quotes which create a literal string without variable expansion.

In PowerShell, a here-string starts with @" and ends with "@ for double-quoted strings.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to end the here-string correctly.

PowerShell

$text = @"
Line one
Line two
[1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A"@

B@"

C"'

D'@

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Ending with @" instead of "@.

Adding extra spaces after the end marker.

A here-string started with @" must end with "@ on its own line.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the here-string declaration to allow variable expansion.

PowerShell

$name = "Alice"
$message = [1]
Hello, $name!
"@

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A@'

B'@

C"@

D@"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using single-quoted here-string which treats variables as plain text.

Mixing start and end markers.

Double-quoted here-strings (@" ... "@) allow variable expansion, single-quoted (@' ... '@) do not.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a literal here-string that does not expand variables.

PowerShell

$name = "Bob"
$text = [1]
Hello, $name!
[2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A@'

B"@

C'@

D@"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using double quotes which expand variables.

Mismatching start and end markers.

Single-quoted here-strings start with @' and end with '@, preserving the text literally without variable expansion.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a here-string with variable expansion and assign it to $greeting.

PowerShell

$user = "Eve"
$greeting = [1]
Hello, [2]!
[3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A@"

B$user

C"@

D'$user'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using single quotes which prevent variable expansion.

Using the variable name inside quotes which treats it as text.

Start the here-string with @" and end with "@ to allow variable expansion. Use the variable name $user inside the string.