Find-PSMDType
SYNOPSIS
Searches assemblies for types.
SYNTAX
Find-PSMDType [[-Name] <String>] [[-FullName] <String>] [[-Assembly] <Assembly[]>] [-Public] [-Enum] [-Static]
[[-Implements] <String>] [[-InheritsFrom] <String>] [[-Attribute] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This function searches the currently imported assemblies for a specific type. It is not inherently limited to public types however, and can search interna just as well.
Can be used to scan for dependencies, to figure out what libraries one needs for a given type and what dependencies exist.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
Find-PSMDType -Name "*String*"
Finds all types whose name includes the word "String" (This will be quite a few)
EXAMPLE 2
Find-PSMDType -InheritsFrom System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Runspace
Finds all types that inherit from the Runspace class
PARAMETERS
-Name
Default: "*" The name of the type to search for. Accepts wildcards.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: *
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-FullName
Default: "*" The FullName of the type to search for. Accepts wildcards.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: *
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Assembly
Default: (Get-PSMDAssembly) The assemblies to search. By default, all loaded assemblies are searched.
Type: Assembly[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: (Get-PSMDAssembly)
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Public
Whether the type to find must be public.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Enum
Whether the type to find must be an enumeration.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Static
Whether the type to find must be static.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Implements
Whether the type to find must implement this interface
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-InheritsFrom
The type must directly inherit from this type. Accepts wildcards.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Attribute
The type must have this attribute assigned. Accepts wildcards.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 6
Default value: None
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.