Calculated Properties

gistfile1.txt

$exampleData = [PsCustomObject]@{
    SimpleField1 = "user"
    ComplexField2 = @{
        Property1 = "value1"
        Property2 = "value2"
    }
}

<#

$exampleData

Name                           Value                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
----                           -----                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
ComplexField2                  {Property1, Property2}                                                                                                                                                                                                
SimpleField1                   user     



$exampleData.ComplexField2

Name                           Value                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
----                           -----                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Property1                      value1                                                                                                                                                                                                                
Property2                      value2    
#>

$exampleData | Select-Object SimpleField1,@{Name = "Property1 of ComplexField"; Expression = {$_.ComplexField2.Property1}},@{N = "N is shorthand for Name"; E = {"E is shorthand for Expression and is a scriptblock"}}

<#

$exampleData | Select-Object SimpleField1,@{Name = "Property1 of ComplexField"; Expression = {$_.ComplexField2.Property1}},@{N = "N is shorthand for Name"; E = {"E is shorthand for Expression and is a scriptblock"}}

SimpleField1 Property1 of ComplexField N is shorthand for Name                           
------------ ------------------------- -----------------------                           
user         value1                    E is shorthand for Expression and is a scriptblock

#>