PowerShell equivalent of the C# "is" operator?

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In a PowerShell script, I need to determine whether a .NET method call is actually returning the correct type of object, or at least a compatible type. How can I do this?

score 32 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '12 at 15:07

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Something like this:

$a -is [string]

Or you can use GetType() and see whether the type is what you want.

answered Feb 17 '12 at 15:07

manojlds

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@JaySullivan "powershell is operator" are great terms for it. – jpmc26 Mar 13 '15 at 05:26
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@jpmc26: Well yes, it is *now*, because when I search "powershell is operator" on Google, *this* Stackoverflow question is the first result. None of the other search results are relevant. – Jay Sullivan Mar 13 '15 at 15:41

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 17 '12 at 15:14

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$yourObject.pstypenames will return the complete inheritance chain.

answered Feb 17 '12 at 15:14

David Brabant

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PowerShell equivalent of the C# "is" operator?

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