The PowerShellTabCollection Object

The PowerShellTab collection object is a collection of PowerShellTab objects. Each PowerShellTab object functions as a separate runtime environment. It is an instance of Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.PowerShellTabs class. An example is the $psISE.PowerShellTabs object.

Methods

Add()

Supported in Windows PowerShell ISE 2.0 and later.

Adds a new PowerShell tab to the collection. It returns the newly added tab.

$newTab = $psISE.PowerShellTabs.Add()
$newTab.DisplayName = 'Brand New Tab'

Remove(Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.PowerShellTab psTab)

Supported in Windows PowerShell ISE 2.0 and later.

Removes the tab that is specified by the psTab parameter.

psTab The PowerShell tab to remove.

$newTab = $psISE.PowerShellTabs.Add()
Change the DisplayName of the new PowerShell tab.
$newTab.DisplayName = 'This tab will go away in 5 seconds'
sleep 5
$psISE.PowerShellTabs.Remove($newTab)

SetSelectedPowerShellTab(Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.PowerShellTab psTab)

Supported in Windows PowerShell ISE 2.0 and later.

Selects the PowerShell tab that is specified by the psTab parameter to make it the currently active PowerShell tab.

psTab The PowerShell tab to select.

# Save the current tab in a variable and rename it
$oldTab = $psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab
$psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.DisplayName = 'Old Tab'
# Create a new tab and give it a new display name
$newTab = $psISE.PowerShellTabs.Add()
$newTab.DisplayName = 'Brand New Tab'
# Switch back to the original tab
$psISE.PowerShellTabs.SelectedPowerShellTab = $oldTab

See Also

• The PowerShellTab Object
• Purpose of the Windows PowerShell ISE Scripting Object Model
• The ISE Object Model Hierarchy