PowerShell: Create Nicely Formatted Output

New-OutputFormatted.ps1

<#
    References:
        * http://powershell-guru.com/dont-13-use-write-host-properly-align-output/
#>

# Solution 1
[PSCustomObject] @{
    Date     = Get-Date -Format d
    Computer = [System.Environment]::MachineName
    Username = ([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).Name
} | Format-List

# Solution 2
$properties = @{
    Date     = Get-Date -Format d
    Computer = [System.Environment]::MachineName
    Username = ([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).Name
}

New-Object -TypeName PSCustomObject -Property $properties | Format-List

# Solution 3
New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{
    Date     = Get-Date -Format d
    Computer = [System.Environment]::MachineName
    Username = ([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).Name
} | Format-List

# Solution 4
$date = Get-Date -Format d
$computer = [System.Environment]::MachineName
$username = ([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).Name

$result = New-Object -TypeName PSObject

$result | Add-Member -MemberType Noteproperty -Name Date -Value $($date)
$result | Add-Member -MemberType Noteproperty -Name Computer -Value $($computer)
$result | Add-Member -MemberType Noteproperty -Name Username -Value $($username)

$result | Format-List