VerbsCommon Class (System.Management.Automation)

VerbsCommon Class

Defines the common verb names that can be used to name cmdlets, such as the verbs “get” and “set”.

Namespace: System.Management.Automation
Assembly: System.Management.Automation (in system.management.automation.dll)

Usage

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public NotInheritable Class VerbsCommon

public static class VerbsCommon

C++

public ref class VerbsCommon abstract sealed

public final class VerbsCommon

JScript

public final class VerbsCommon

Remarks

The verb portion of a cmdlet name specifies the action that is taken by the cmdlet and is specified by the Cmdlet attribute. For more information about the declaration syntax used to specify the Cmdlet attribute, see Cmdlet Attribute Declaration.

For more information about the guidelines for selecting verb names, see Cmdlet Verb Names.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Management.Automation.VerbsCommon

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

Reference

VerbsCommon Members
System.Management.Automation Namespace

Other Resources

Cmdlet Verb Names
CmdletAttribute Declaration
Windows PowerShell SDK