How conditionally sort array in one line?

Question

I want to sort array only if it contains more than N elements, something like this:

$myArray | if $myArray.Count() > N -> | Sort-Object

How can I do this in one line?

Martin Brandl · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-19 07:39:28Z

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You can just use an if statement and do everything in one line:

if ($myArray.Length -gt N) { $myArray = $myArray | Sort-Object }

But why would you wan't to do it? I would prefer it this way:

if ($myArray.Length -gt N) 
{ 
    $myArray = $myArray | Sort-Object 
}

You might wan't to find a solution without an if statement (only pipeline) but I don't see a reason for that.

answered Sep 19, 2017 at 7:39

Martin Brandl

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