functions/assembly/Expand-PSMDTypeName.ps1
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function Expand-PSMDTypeName { <# .SYNOPSIS Returns the full name of the input object's type, as well as the name of the types it inherits from, recursively until System.Object. .DESCRIPTION Returns the full name of the input object's type, as well as the name of the types it inherits from, recursively until System.Object. .PARAMETER InputObject The object whose typename to expand. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Expand-PSMDTypeName -InputObject "test" Returns the typenames for the string test ("System.String" and "System.Object") #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)] $InputObject ) process { foreach ($item in $InputObject) { if ($null -eq $item) { continue } $type = $item.GetType() if ($type.FullName -eq "System.RuntimeType") { $type = $item } $type.FullName while ($type.FullName -ne "System.Object") { $type = $type.BaseType $type.FullName } } } } |