about_Type_Accelerators

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Describes the Type accelerators available for .NET framework classes

Long description

Type accelerators are aliases for .NET framework classes. They allow you to access specific .NET framework classes without having to explicitly type the entire class name. For example, you can shorten the AliasAttribute class from [System.Management.Automation.AliasAttribute] to [Alias].

Note

All type accelerators still need to be wrapped in square brackets([]).

Available Type Accelerators

Accelerator	Full Class Name
adsi	System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry
adsisearcher	System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher
Alias	System.Management.Automation.AliasAttribute
AllowEmptyCollection	System.Management.Automation.AllowEmptyCollectionAttribute
AllowEmptyString	System.Management.Automation.AllowEmptyStringAttribute
AllowNull	System.Management.Automation.AllowNullAttribute
ArgumentCompleter	System.Management.Automation.ArgumentCompleterAttribute
ArgumentCompletions	System.Management.Automation.ArgumentCompletionsAttribute
array	System.Array
bigint	System.Numerics.BigInteger
bool	System.Boolean
byte	System.Byte
char	System.Char
cimclass	Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimClass
cimconverter	Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimConverter
ciminstance	Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance
CimSession	Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSession
cimtype	Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimType
CmdletBinding	System.Management.Automation.CmdletBindingAttribute
cultureinfo	System.Globalization.CultureInfo
datetime	System.DateTime
decimal	System.Decimal
double	System.Double
DscLocalConfigurationManager	System.Management.Automation.DscLocalConfigurationManagerAttribute
DscProperty	System.Management.Automation.DscPropertyAttribute
DscResource	System.Management.Automation.DscResourceAttribute
ExperimentAction	System.Management.Automation.ExperimentAction
Experimental	System.Management.Automation.ExperimentalAttribute
ExperimentalFeature	System.Management.Automation.ExperimentalFeature
float	System.Single
guid	System.Guid
hashtable	System.Collections.Hashtable
initialsessionstate	System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.InitialSessionState
int	System.Int32
int16	System.Int16
int32	System.Int32
int64	System.Int64
ipaddress	System.Net.IPAddress
IPEndpoint	System.Net.IPEndPoint
long	System.Int64
mailaddress	System.Net.Mail.MailAddress
NullString	System.Management.Automation.Language.NullString
ObjectSecurity	System.Security.AccessControl.ObjectSecurity
ordered	System.Collections.Specialized.OrderedDictionary
OutputType	System.Management.Automation.OutputTypeAttribute
Parameter	System.Management.Automation.ParameterAttribute
PhysicalAddress	System.Net.NetworkInformation.PhysicalAddress
powershell	System.Management.Automation.PowerShell
psaliasproperty	System.Management.Automation.PSAliasProperty
pscredential	System.Management.Automation.PSCredential
pscustomobject	System.Management.Automation.PSObject
PSDefaultValue	System.Management.Automation.PSDefaultValueAttribute
pslistmodifier	System.Management.Automation.PSListModifier
psmoduleinfo	System.Management.Automation.PSModuleInfo
psnoteproperty	System.Management.Automation.PSNoteProperty
psobject	System.Management.Automation.PSObject
psprimitivedictionary	System.Management.Automation.PSPrimitiveDictionary
pspropertyexpression	Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSPropertyExpression
psscriptmethod	System.Management.Automation.PSScriptMethod
psscriptproperty	System.Management.Automation.PSScriptProperty
PSTypeNameAttribute	System.Management.Automation.PSTypeNameAttribute
psvariable	System.Management.Automation.PSVariable
psvariableproperty	System.Management.Automation.PSVariableProperty
ref	System.Management.Automation.PSReference
regex	System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex
runspace	System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Runspace
runspacefactory	System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.RunspaceFactory
sbyte	System.SByte
scriptblock	System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock
securestring	System.Security.SecureString
semver	System.Management.Automation.SemanticVersion
short	System.Int16
single	System.Single
string	System.String
SupportsWildcards	System.Management.Automation.SupportsWildcardsAttribute
switch	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
timespan	System.TimeSpan
type	System.Type
uint	System.UInt32
uint16	System.UInt16
uint32	System.UInt32
uint64	System.UInt64
ulong	System.UInt64
uri	System.Uri
ushort	System.UInt16
ValidateCount	System.Management.Automation.ValidateCountAttribute
ValidateDrive	System.Management.Automation.ValidateDriveAttribute
ValidateLength	System.Management.Automation.ValidateLengthAttribute
ValidateNotNull	System.Management.Automation.ValidateNotNullAttribute
ValidateNotNullOrEmpty	System.Management.Automation.ValidateNotNullOrEmptyAttribute
ValidatePattern	System.Management.Automation.ValidatePatternAttribute
ValidateRange	System.Management.Automation.ValidateRangeAttribute
ValidateScript	System.Management.Automation.ValidateScriptAttribute
ValidateSet	System.Management.Automation.ValidateSetAttribute
ValidateTrustedData	System.Management.Automation.ValidateTrustedDataAttribute
ValidateUserDrive	System.Management.Automation.ValidateUserDriveAttribute
version	System.Version
void	System.Void
WildcardPattern	System.Management.Automation.WildcardPattern
wmi	System.Management.ManagementObject
wmiclass	System.Management.ManagementClass
wmisearcher	System.Management.ManagementObjectSearcher
X500DistinguishedName	System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X500DistinguishedName
X509Certificate	System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate
xml	System.Xml.XmlDocument