powershell core - In pwsh, build url string with environment variables

In pwsh, how can I form a URL string (with both host and port) for a command line argument?

The following...

$env:SITE_HOST = 'www.google'
$env:SITE_PORT = '443'
curl https://$env:SITE_HOST:$env:SITE_PORT

Fails with...

curl: (7) Failed to connect to 0.0.1.187 port 443 after 0 ms: Couldn't connect to server

In pwsh, how can I form a URL string (with both host and port) for a command line argument?

The following...

$env:SITE_HOST = 'www.google'
$env:SITE_PORT = '443'
curl https://$env:SITE_HOST:$env:SITE_PORT

Fails with...

curl: (7) Failed to connect to 0.0.1.187 port 443 after 0 ms: Couldn't connect to server

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Looks like this works:

curl "https://$($env:SITE_HOST):$($env:SITE_PORT)"

This works for me. It's the colon after the first variable that's the problem. (Arguments are inherently within $( ) ) Fixed with the curly braces.

echoargs https://${env:userdomain}:$env:processor_level

Arg 0 is <https://MYDOMAIN:6>

Or escape the colon with backquote:

echoargs https://$env:userdomain`:$env:processor_level

Arg 0 is <https://MYDOMAIN:6>