Attribute Types
Cmdlet attributes can be grouped by functionality. The following sections describe the available attributes and describe what the runtime does when the attribute is invoked.
Cmdlet Attributes
- Cmdlet
- Identifies a .NET Framework class as a cmdlet. This is the required base attribute.For more information about the syntax and parameters of this attribute, seeCmdlet Attribute Declaration.
Parameter Attributes
- Parameter
- Identifies a public property in the cmdlet class as a cmdlet parameter. For more information about the syntax and parameters of this attribute, seeParameter Attribute Declaration.
- Alias
- Specifies one or more aliases for a parameter. For more information about aliases, see Cmdlet Aliases.For more information about the syntax and parameters of this attribute, seeAlias Attribute Declaration.
Argument Validation Attributes
- ValidateCount
- Specifies the minimum and maximum number of arguments that are allowed for a cmdlet parameter. For more information about the syntax and parameters of this attribute, seeValidateCount Attribute Declaration.
- ValidateLength
- Specifies a minimum and maximum number of characters for a cmdlet parameter argument. For more information about the syntax and parameters of this attribute, seeValidateLength Attribute Declaration.
- ValidatePattern
- Specifies a regular expression pattern that the cmdlet parameter argument must match. For more information about the syntax and parameters of this attribute, seeValidatePattern Attribute Declaration.
- ValidateRange
- Specifies the minimum and maximum values for a cmdlet parameter argument. For more information about the syntax and parameters of this attribute, seeValidateRange Attribute Declaration.
- ValidateSet
- Specifies a set of valid values for the cmdlet parameter argument. For more information about the syntax and parameters of this attribute, seeValidateSet Attribute Declaration.
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