[Solved] What will be the output of this PowerShell code?$text = 'My phone number is 123-456-7890' if ($text -match '\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}') { $matches[0] } else { 'No match' } | PowerShell

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What will be the output of this PowerShell code?

$text = 'My phone number is 123-456-7890'
if ($text -match '\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}') {
  $matches[0]
} else {
  'No match'
}

ANo match

B123-456-7890

C\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}

DMy phone number is 123-456-7890

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand the regex pattern
The pattern \d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4} matches a phone number format with three digits, a dash, three digits, a dash, and four digits.
Step 2: Check if the string matches and what $matches[0] contains
The string contains '123-456-7890' which matches the pattern. $matches[0] holds the matched substring, so it outputs '123-456-7890'.
Final Answer:
123-456-7890 -> Option B
Quick Check:
Regex match found = matched text [OK]

Quick Trick: Matched text is in $matches[0] after -match success [OK]

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