Windows PowerShell Quick Reference

Selected .NET Classes, and Their Uses

This appendix provides pointers to classes in the .NET Framework that provide useful functionality in addition to what PowerShell provides. For detailed descriptions and documentation, search the official documentation at http://msdn.microsoft.com.

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

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 pseudo-random number generator, a device that produces a sequence of numbers that meet certain statistical requirements for randomness.
System.Convert	Converts a base datatype to another base datatype.
System.Environment	Provides information about, and means to manipulate, the current environment and platform. This class cannot be inherited.
System.Console	Represents the standard input, output, and error streams for console applications. This class cannot be inherited.
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	Represents an immutable regular expression.
System.Diagnostics.Debug	Provides a set of methods and properties that help debug your code. This class cannot be inherited.
System.Diagnostics.EventLog	Provides interaction with Windows event logs.
System.Diagnostics.Process ...