Functions/ConvertTo-Hashtable.ps1
#Requires -Version 4.0 function ConvertTo-Hashtable { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a PScustomobject to a hashtable .DESCRIPTION Converts a PScustomobject to a hashtable .PARAMETER InputObject The PSCustomObject you want to convert to a hashtable .EXAMPLE $obj = [PSCustomobject]@{ Name = "Tore" Value = "Test" } $obj | ConvertTo-Hashtable This will create a hashtable with keys matching the properties of the object. .INPUTS PSCustomObject .OUTPUTS System.Collections.Specialized.OrderedDictionary .NOTES Author: Tore Groneng Website: www.firstpoint.no Twitter: @ToreGroneng #> [cmdletbinding()] Param ( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)] [PSCustomObject]$InputObject ) Begin { $f = $MyInvocation.InvocationName Write-Verbose -Message "$f - START" } Process { Write-Verbose -Message "$F - Processing [$($inputobject.GetType().Name)]" if ($InputObject -is [array]) { Write-Verbose -Message "Is array object" foreach ($item in $value) { $item | ConvertTo-Hash } } if ($InputObject -is [hashtable] -or $InputObject -is [System.Collections.Specialized.OrderedDictionary]) { return $InputObject } $hash = [ordered]@{} if ($InputObject -is [System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject]) { Write-Verbose -Message "$f - Processing [pscustomobject]" foreach ($prop in $InputObject.psobject.Properties) { $name = $prop.Name $value = $prop.Value Write-Verbose -Message "$f - Property [$name]" if ($value -is [System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject]) { Write-Verbose -Message "$f - Value is PScustomobject" $value = $value | ConvertTo-Hash } if ($value -is [array]) { Write-Verbose -Message "$f - Value is array" $hashValue = @() if ($value[0] -is [hashtable] -or $value[0] -is [System.Collections.Specialized.OrderedDictionary] -or $value[0] -is [PSCustomObject]) { foreach ($item in $value) { $hashValue += ($item | ConvertTo-Hash) } } else { $hashValue = $value } $value = $hashValue } $hash.Add($name,$value) } } $hash } End { Write-Verbose -Message "$f - END" } } |