Encapsulates a base object of type
Object or type
PSCustomObject to allow for a consistent view of any object within the Windows PowerShell environment.
Namespace: System.Management.Automation
Assembly: System.Management.Automation (in system.management.automation.dll)

Usage

Syntax
<TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute(GetType(PSObjectTypeDescriptionProvider))> _
Public Class PSObject
Implements IFormattable, IComparable
[TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute(typeof(PSObjectTypeDescriptionProvider))]
public class PSObject : IFormattable, IComparable
[TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute(typeof(PSObjectTypeDescriptionProvider))]
public ref class PSObject : IFormattable, IComparable
/** @attribute TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute(System.Management.Automation.PSObjectTypeDescriptionProvider) */
public class PSObject implements IFormattable, IComparable
TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute(System.Management.Automation.PSObjectTypeDescriptionProvider)
public class PSObject implements IFormattable, IComparable

Remarks
The PSObject object is the basis for access to all objects from the scripting language and provides an abstraction for the cmdlet developer. For more information about extending types, see Windows PowerShell Extended Type System (ETS).
It is permitted to derive from this class, but there is no established scenario for doing this.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms
Development Platforms
Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2
Target Platforms
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2

See Also