PowerTip: Find the Type of an Object

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the type of an object.

 How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily find the type of object that is stored in a variable?

 Use the GetType method (which all objects have):

PS C:\> $date = get-date

PS C:\> $date.GetType()

IsPublic IsSerial Name                     BaseType

-------- -------- ----                             --------

True     True     DateTime                  System.ValueType