Expands tokens in fields for items.

Syntax

Expand-Token [-Item] <Item> [-Language <String[]>]

Expand-Token [-Path] <String> [-Language <String[]>]

Expand-Token -Id <String> [-Database <String>] [-Language <String[]>]

Detailed Description

The Expand-Token command expands the tokens in fields for items.

Some example of tokens include:

• $name

• $time

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Parameters

-Language <String[]>

Language that will be processed. If not specified the current user language will be used. Globbing/wildcard supported.

-Item <Item>

The item to be processed.

-Path <String>

Path to the item to be processed - additionally specify Language parameter to fetch different item language than the current user language.

-Id <String>

Id of the the item to be processed - additionally specify Language parameter to fetch different item language than the current user language.

-Database <String>

Database containing the item to be processed - can work with Language parameter to narrow the publication scope.

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

The following expands tokens in fields on the item.

Get-Item -Path "master:\content\home" | Expand-Token

EXAMPLE 2

The following expands tokens in fields on the item. If the standard value of the field contains a token we modify the field to the token so the expansion will work (Sitecore API does not expand if the field is the same as Standard Values and never modified).

$tokens = @('$name', '$id', '$parentId', '$parentname', '$date', '$time', '$now')
​
$item = Get-Item -Path "master:\content\home"
​
$standardValueFields = Get-ItemField -Item $item -ReturnType Field -Name "*" `
    | Where-Object { $_.ContainsStandardValue }
​
$item.Editing.BeginEdit()
​
foreach ($field in $standardValueFields) {
    $value = $field.Value
​
    if ($tokens -contains $value) {
        $item[$field.Name] = $value
    }
}
​
$item.Editing.EndEdit()
​
Expand-Token -Item $item

Related Topics

• ​https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/

• ​https://sitecorejunkie.com/2014/05/27/launch-powershell-scripts-in-the-item-context-menu-using-sitecore-powershell-extensions/

• ​https://sitecorejunkie.com/2014/06/02/make-bulk-item-updates-using-sitecore-powershell-extensions/