Test-IsAstType

Test-IsAstType

SYNOPSIS

Determines if a type is an AST type.

SYNTAX

Test-IsAstType [[-Type] <Type>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The Test-IsAstType function verifies whether a given type is an AST type. If the type inherits from System.Management.Automation.Language.Ast, the function returns $true. If it isn’t, the function returns $false.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

This example shows testing arbitrary types.

Test-IsAstType -Type ([System.Management.Automation.Language.AttributeAst])
Test-IsAstType -Type ([string])

True
False

PARAMETERS

-Type

A System.Type object to check as an AST type.

Type: Type
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 0
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

None

OUTPUTS

System.Boolean

This function returns $true if the input object is a valid AST type and $false otherwise.

NOTES

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