PowerShell Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

Chapter 6. Selected .NET Classes and Their Uses

Tables 6-1 through 6-16 provide pointers to types in the .NET Framework that usefully complement the functionality that PowerShell provides. For detailed descriptions and documentation, refer to the official documentation.

Table 6-1. PowerShell

Class	Description
System.Management.​Automa⁠tion.PSObject	Represents a PowerShell object to which you can add notes, properties, and more.

Table 6-2. Utility

Class	Description
System.DateTime	Represents an instant in time, typically expressed as a date and time of day.
System.Guid	Represents a globally unique identifier (GUID).
System.Math	Provides constants and static methods for trigonometric, logarithmic, and other common mathematical functions.
System.Random	Represents a pseudorandom number generator, a device that produces a sequence of numbers that meet certain statistical requirements for randomness.
System.Convert	Converts a base data type to another base data type.
System.Environment	Provides information about, and means to manipulate, the current environment and platform.
System.Console	Represents the standard input, output, and error streams for console applications.
System.Text.​Regular​Expres⁠sions.Regex	Represents an immutable regular expression.
System.Diagnostics.Debug	Provides a set of methods and properties that help debug your code.
System.Diagnostics.EventLog	Provides interaction with Windows event logs.
System.Diagnostics.Process ...