How to use the value of a variable as a variable itself?

Question

i am trying to code in powershell where it needs i use a value of a variable as a variable itself ; is there a proper syntax to do it?

here is the example;

$color = "red"
$red = 1

how can i obtain the value of 1? $($color) $"$color" etc give out the errors.

I can explain more regarding the issue i am working with if needed.

Lance U. Matthews · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-13 16:08:41Z

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The syntax isn't very concise, but you can use the Get-Variable cmdlet:

Get-Variable -Name $color -ValueOnly

...or simply...

gv $color -ValueOnly

answered Dec 13, 2012 at 16:03

Lance U. Matthews

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