PowerTip: Get the Number of Items in a Hash Table

Summary: Learn how to get the number of items in a Windows PowerShell hash table.

 How can I find the number of key/value pairs that a Windows PowerShell hash table contains?

 Use the Count property:

PS C:\> $hash = @{'a' = 1; 'b' = 2; 'c' = 3; 'd' = 4}

PS C:\> $hash

Name                           Value

----                           -----

c                              3

d                              4

b                              2

a                              1

PS C:\> $hash.Count

4