Get-AstType
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Get-AstType
SYNOPSIS
Gets AST types from the current AppDomain with optional filters.
SYNTAX
ByPattern (Default)
Get-AstType -Pattern <String> [<CommonParameters>]
ByName
Get-AstType -Name <String[]> [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-AstType function returns a list of AST types, optionally filtered. You can filter the list
of known AST types by type name or a regular expression pattern against the type name.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
This example shows filtering AST types by a regular expression pattern.
Get-AstType -Pattern Type*
IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType
-------- -------- ---- --------
True False TypeConstraintAst System.Management.Automation.Language.AttributeBaseAst
True False TypeDefinitionAst System.Management.Automation.Language.StatementAst
True False TypeExpressionAst System.Management.Automation.Language.ExpressionAst
PARAMETERS
-Name
Specify a name to look for in the list of AST types; the “Ast” suffix is optional
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: ByName
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Pattern
Specify a valid regular expression pattern to match in the list of AST types.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: ByPattern
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: Named
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.
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
System.Type[]
This function returns one or more objects representing the type information of the filtered AST types.