Get-HashtableValueType¶

SYNOPSIS¶

Get the object type of each value in a hashtable.

SYNTAX¶

__AllParameterSets¶

Get-HashtableValueType [-Hashtable] <hashtable> [-Key <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

ALIASES¶

This cmdlet has the following aliases, {{Insert list of aliases}}

DESCRIPTION¶

This function retrieves the object type information of each value in a hashtable and returns System.Reflection.TypeInfo objects with additional ItemKey properties for identification. Results can be filtered to a specific key using the Key parameter.

EXAMPLES¶

EXAMPLE 1¶

Get-HashtableValueType -Hashtable @{ Key1 = 123; Key2 = “Hello”; Key3 = @(1, 2, 3) }

Returns type information for all keys in the hashtable, sorted by key name.

EXAMPLE 2¶

Get-HashtableValueType -Hashtable @{ Key1 = 123; Key2 = “Hello”; Key3 = @(1, 2, 3) } -Key “Key2”

Returns type information only for the “Key2” entry (System.String).

EXAMPLE 3¶

@{ Name = “John”; Age = 30; Active = $true } | Get-HashtableValueType

Demonstrates pipeline input usage to analyze hashtable value types.

EXAMPLE 4¶

$config = @{ “Server Name” = “web01”; Port = 8080; SSL = $true } Get-HashtableValueType $config -Key

Shows tab completion for keys, including proper quoting for keys with spaces.

PARAMETERS¶

-Hashtable¶

The hashtable to inspect.

Type: System.Collections.Hashtable
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: true
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Key¶

Optional. Specify a specific hashtable key to get the type information for only that key’s value. If not specified, type information for all keys will be returned. Tab completion is available for this parameter based on the keys in the provided hashtable.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS¶

System.Collections.Hashtable¶

OUTPUTS¶

System.Reflection.TypeInfo¶

Type information objects for each hashtable entry

NOTES¶

This function is useful for debugging hashtables and understanding the data types of their values. The output includes custom formatting via PSPreworkout.Format.ps1xml for improved readability.

about_Hashtables