PSObject is used for object encapsulation in PowerShell and is used for a consistent view in its environment.
Questions tagged [psobject]
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Difference between PSObject, Hashtable, and PSCustomObject
Can anybody explain the details? If I create an object using
$var = [PSObject]@{a=1;b=2;c=3}
and then I look for its type using getType() PowerShell tells me it's of type Hashtable.
When using Get-Member (alias gm) to inspect the object it's…
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PowerShell - "Write-Output" vs "return" in functions
I've been using PowerShell for a number of years, and I thought I had a handle on some of its more 'eccentric' behaviour, but I've hit an issue I can't make head nor tail of...
I've always used "return" to return values from functions, but recently…
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Access PSObject property by name in C#
For example I have a PSObject transaction with two properties: id and transactionName , so that it looks like:
transaction {
id: 123
transactionName : tranName1
}
and I want to return the id of the transaction if its name is tranName1.
It…
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PowerShell type accelerators: PSObject vs PSCustomObject
In PowerShell v3.0 PSCustomObject was introduced. It's like PSObject, but better. Among other improvements (e.g. property order being preserved), creating object from hashtable is simplified:
[PSCustomObject]@{one=1; two=2;}
Now it seems obvious…
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Deep copying a PSObject
I have a powershell script in which I do the following
$somePSObjectHashtables = New-Object Hashtable[] $somePSObject.Length;
$somePSObjects = Import-CSV $csvPath
0..($somePSObject.Length - 1) | ForEach-Object {
$i = $_;
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Passing "native" object to background jobs
Here is what I'd like to achieve in one way or another.
I have a custom assembly defining some objects. In my script, I create a custom object that I'd like to pass to a script block, keeping that object behavior.
Add-Type -AssemblyName…
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Powershell - how do I edit an existing property in a custom object
I looking for way how update noteproperty in existing psobject, for example I have system.array of psobjects ($a):
Group Assigment
----- ---------
Group1 …
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PowerShell: Custom Property XML Tags with ConvertTo-XML Output
I am creating a new object in PowerShell, using a hash table to set property values. I want to then export the object into XML format using the ConvertTo-XML method.
$hash = @{
Processor = 'Intel'
Disk = '500GB'
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Property passed to Invoke-Command changes type from IDictionary to HashTable
I've been getting an error running Invoke-Command where the script block takes a parameter of type dictionary:
Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'dictionary'.
Cannot convert the "System.Collections.Hashtable" value of type
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Why does Get-Date seem to return DateTime objects, but the BinarySerializer indicate it returns a PSObject?
Take the simple HashTable:
$data = @{
First = 'Justin';
Last = 'Dearing';
StartDate = Get-Date '2002-03-23';
}
The key StartDate seems to contain a DateTime.
C:\Users\zippy\Documents>…
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Return Powershell PSObject as DataTable in C#
I've written a Powershell script that reads a CSV file and returns a predetermined collection from the data. Below is a sample output of said script.
Count Name
------ ------
12 Rubies
3 Pearls
20 Emeralds
I am able to…
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Method invocation failed op_addition
in this script i am pulling info from my SQL servers. i create the psobject and then i attempt to += each object into the $results table so that i can get a complete final report.
for some reason if i run the script all the way through it gives me…
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PSObject Array of Arrays Return Powershell Read Individual Items/Rows
I am using one Function to call another and returning a PSObject array or multiple arrays (I think). The return after each looped object is a set of values. The data in $a in Function Test2 is below but it's count is 3, meaning three objects or…
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Change value of a psobject property
I have an array full of psobjects. Now I want to change some properties in each of the objects in the array.
My code:
[array] $objectArray = $null
foreach ($row in $result) {
$object = New-Object -TypeName PSObject
$object | Add-Member…
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Unexected results in Receive-Job
I noticed weird behavior when using jobs in PowerShell 5.0.
Running job that returns PSObject, also returns some hashtable.
Jobs that return strings, integers, etc work propertly.
Running
Start-Job { New-Object PSObject -Property @{ A = 1 } } |
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