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PSTypeNameAttribute Class

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Specifies the PSTypeName of a cmdlet or function parameter.

Namespace: System.Management.Automation
Assembly: System.Management.Automation (in System.Management.Automation)

Usage

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'Usage
Dim instance As PSTypeNameAttribute

Syntax

C++

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[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple=false)] 
public class PSTypeNameAttribute : Attribute

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/** @attribute AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple=false) */ 
public class PSTypeNameAttribute extends Attribute

JScript

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AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple=false) 
public class PSTypeNameAttribute extends Attribute

Remarks

This attribute is used to restrict the type name of the parameter, when the type goes beyond the .NET type system.

For example, one could say: [PSTypeName("System.Management.ManagementObject#root\cimv2\Win32_Process")] to only allow Win32_Process objects to be bound to the parameter.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Management.Automation.PSTypeNameAttribute

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

Target Platforms

Windows Developer Preview, Windows Server Developer Preview

Reference

PSTypeNameAttribute Members
System.Management.Automation Namespace

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