ConvertTo-Hashtable

SYNOPSIS

Converts an object to a hashtable.

SYNTAX

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ConvertTo-Hashtable [-InputObject] <psobject> [<CommonParameters>]

ALIASES

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DESCRIPTION

Recursively converts an object to a hashtable. This function is useful for converting complex objects to hashtables for serialization or other purposes.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$object = [PSCustomObject]@{ Name = 'John Doe' Age = 30 Address = [PSCustomObject]@{ Street = '123 Main St' City = 'Somewhere' ZipCode = '12345' } Occupations = @( [PSCustomObject]@{ Title = 'Developer' Company = 'TechCorp' }, [PSCustomObject]@{ Title = 'Consultant' Company = 'ConsultCorp' } ) } ConvertTo-Hashtable -InputObject $object

Output:

Name                           Value
----                           -----
Age                            30
Address                        {[ZipCode, 12345], [City, Somewhere], [Street, 123 Main St]}
Name                           John Doe
Occupations                    {@{Title=Developer; Company=TechCorp}, @{Title=Consultant; Company=ConsultCorp}}

This returns a hashtable representation of the object.

PARAMETERS

-InputObject

The object to convert to a hashtable.

Type: System.Management.Automation.PSObject
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: true
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

System.Management.Automation.PSObject

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OUTPUTS

hashtable

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System.Collections.Hashtable

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NOTES

The function returns a hashtable representation of the input object, converting complex nested structures recursively.

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