Powershell If then statement not working. How to fix logic?

I can't seem to get this 'if then' statement to work. What am I doing wrong with this simple statement.

$checkUS = "false"

$usRegions =(Get-EC2Region) |Where -Property RegionName -Like -Value "us-*" |select RegionName | foreach {$_.RegionName}
$allregions=(Get-EC2Region).RegionName

If($checkUS = "true") {$Regions=$usRegions} Else {$Regions=$allregions}

thanks!

In Powershell, the = operator is used for assignment.

You need to use the -eq comparison operator when defining your IF condition.

Wrong

If($checkUS = "true") ...

Correct

If($checkUS -eq "true") ...

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• The first part (the condition) need the comparison operators
• The second part of the statement is performing variable assignments and therefore the = sign is the good call here. {$Regions=$usRegions} Else {$Regions=$allregions}

Reference

About Comparison Operators