PrivateFunctions/Convert-PSObjectToHashTable.ps1
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function Convert-PSObjectToHashTable { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a PSObject to a hash table. .DESCRIPTION Converts a System.Management.Automation.PSObject to a System.Collections.Hashtable. .PARAMETER InputObject Specifies the PSObject to send down the pipeline. .EXAMPLE Get-Content -Path 'C:\groups.json' -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json | Convert-PSObjectToHashTable Gets the content from a JSON file, converts it to a PSObject, and finally to a hash table. .EXAMPLE $psObject = Get-ADUser -Identity $env:USERNAME -Properties * | Select-Object -Property Name, Description, UserPrincipalName Convert-PSObjectToHashTable -InputObject $psObject Converts the resulting PSObject from the Select-Object cmdlet into a hash table. .INPUTS System.Management.Automation.PSObject A PSObject is received by the InputObject parameter. .OUTPUTS System.Collections.Hashtable .LINK Get-Content ConvertFrom-Json #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([System.Collections.Hashtable])] Param ( [Parameter( Position = 0, Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true )][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [System.Management.Automation.PSObject]$InputObject ) PROCESS { $hashTable = @{} $InputObject.PSObject.Properties | ForEach-Object { $hashTable.Add($_.Name, $_.Value) } Write-Output -InputObject $hashTable } } |