What does $($variableName) mean in expandable strings in PowerShell?

Question

I\'ve seen a number of example scripts online that use this. Most recently, I saw it in a script on automating TFS:

[string] $fields = \"Title=$($taskTitle);         


        

Answer 1

The syntax helps with evaluating the expression inside it.

$arr = @(1,2,3)

$msg1 = "$arr.length"
echo $msg1 # prints 1 2 3.length - .length was treated as part of the string

$msg2 = "$($arr.length)"
echo $msg2 # prints 3

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