Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting - Second Edition

Calling methods

The Invoke-CimMethod command may be used to call a method.

The CIM class can be used to find details of the methods a class supports:

PS> (Get-CimClass Win32_Process).CimClassMethods Name              ReturnType Parameters             Qualifiers ----              ---------- ----------             ---------- Create            UInt32     {CommandLine...}       {Constructor...}Terminate         UInt32     {Reason}               {Destructor...} GetOwner          UInt32     {Domain...}            {Implemented...}GetOwnerSid       UInt32     {Sid}                  {Implemented...}

The method with the Constructor qualifier can be used to create a new instance of Win32_Process.

The parameters property of a specific method can be explored to find out how to use a method:

PS> (Get-CimClass Win32_Process).CimClassMethods['Create'].ParametersName                       CimType Qualifiers---- ------- ---------- ...