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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
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
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
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
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
single System.Single
string System.String
SupportsWildcards System.Management.Automation.SupportsWildcardsAttribute
switch System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
timespan System.TimeSpan
type System.Type
uint16 System.UInt16
uint32 System.UInt32
uint64 System.UInt64
uri System.Uri
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