Sort/alphabetize a custom PowerShell object by property name such as when using a command line Get-Host.

Sort-Custom.md

Sort-Custom

Sort/alphabetize a custom PowerShell object by property name such as when using a command line Get-Host.

Example

Before:

PS C:\> Get-Host

Name             : ConsoleHost
Version          : 7.3.0
InstanceId       : 
UI               : System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface
CurrentCulture   : en-US
CurrentUICulture : en-US
PrivateData      : Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost+ConsoleColorProxy
DebuggerEnabled  : True
IsRunspacePushed : False
Runspace         : System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.LocalRunspace

After:

PS C:\> Get-Host | Sort-Custom

CurrentCulture   : en-US
CurrentUICulture : en-US
DebuggerEnabled  : True
InstanceId       : 
IsRunspacePushed : False
Name             : ConsoleHost
PrivateData      : Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost+ConsoleColorProxy
Runspace         : System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.LocalRunspace
UI               : System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface
Version          : 7.3.0

Function

function Sort-Custom {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param ( [Parameter (ValueFromPipeline) ]
		$Variable
	)
	begin { }
	process {
		$Variable | fl -property ($Variable | gm | sort name).name
	}
	end { }
}

Installation/Usage

To set this up so you can use it permanently, copy the function into your PowerShell profile. To open your profile, open PowerShell and type notepad $profile or if you have Visual Studio code then typecode $profile. Once saved, close and open PowerShell again.

Usage: Pipe a custom object to Sort-Custom.

Example: Get-Host | Sort-Custom

Credits

Credits for the method used in the function go to John Anson for his StackOver.com answer.

Credits for the function go to asheroto.