Get-ViewDefinition

SYNOPSIS

Gets the possible alternate views for the specified object.

SYNTAX

Name (Default)

Get-ViewDefinition [[-TypeName] <String>] [[-Path] <String[]>] [-IncludeSnapInFormatting] [<CommonParameters>]

Object

Get-ViewDefinition [[-InputObject] <PSObject>] [[-Path] <String[]>] [-IncludeSnapInFormatting]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Gets the possible alternate views for the specified object.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-ViewDefinition
Retrieves all view definitions from the PowerShell format files.

EXAMPLE 2

Get-ViewDefinition System.Diagnostics.Process
Retrieves all view definitions for the .NET type System.Diagnostics.Process.

EXAMPLE 3

Get-Process | Get-ViewDefinition | ft Name,Style -groupby SelectedBy
Retrieves all view definitions for the .NET type System.Diagnostics.Process.

EXAMPLE 4

Get-ViewDefinition Pscx.Commands.Net.PingHostStatistics $Pscx:Home\Modules\Net\Pscx.Net.Format.ps1xml
Retrieves all view definitions for the .NET type Pscx.Commands.Net.PingHostStatistics.

PARAMETERS

-TypeName

Name of the type for which to retrieve the view definitions.

Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: Name
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InputObject

{{ Fill InputObject Description }}

Type: System.Management.Automation.PSObject
Parameter Sets: Object
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path

Path to a specific format data PS1XML file. Wildcards are accepted. The default value is an empty array which will load the default .ps1xml files and exported format files from modules loaded in the current session

Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: @()
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-IncludeSnapInFormatting

Include the exported format information from v1 PSSnapins.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

Author: Joris van Lier and Keith Hill

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