Get-Member for object inspection in PowerShell - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

💻 Command Output

intermediate

What is the output type of Get-Member?

You run the command Get-Process | Get-Member. What type of information does Get-Member display?

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Get-Process | Get-Member

A The CPU usage percentage of each process

B The memory usage of each process

C A list of properties and methods of the process objects

D The full list of running processes with detailed info

💡 Hint

Think about what Get-Member does to objects piped into it.

Get-Member shows the properties and methods available on the objects passed to it. It does not show actual data values like CPU or memory usage.

💻 Command Output

intermediate

What does this command output?

What is the output of this command?
'Hello World' | Get-Member

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'Hello World' | Get-Member

A A list of all commands available in PowerShell

B The string 'Hello World' printed again

C An error saying Get-Member cannot process strings

D Properties and methods of the System.String object

💡 Hint

What type is a text string in PowerShell?

The string 'Hello World' is a System.String object. Get-Member shows its properties and methods.

📝 Syntax

advanced

Which command correctly shows only properties of an object?

You want to see only the properties of a service object. Which command is correct?

A Get-Service | Get-Member -MemberType Property

B Get-Service | Get-Member -Type Property

C Get-Service | Get-Member -Only Properties

D Get-Service | Get-Member -Member Properties

💡 Hint

Check the exact parameter name for filtering member types.

The correct parameter is -MemberType with value Property. Other options use wrong parameter names or values.

🔧 Debug

advanced

Why does this command fail?

You run this command:
Get-Process | Get-Member -MemberType Methods
But it returns an error. Why?

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Get-Process | Get-Member -MemberType Methods

A Because the correct value is 'Method' not 'Methods'

B Because Get-Member does not accept the -MemberType parameter

C Because Get-Process does not output objects with methods

D Because Get-Process must be run with admin rights

💡 Hint

Check the exact spelling of the parameter value.

The parameter -MemberType expects singular values like 'Method', not plural 'Methods'. Using 'Methods' causes an error.

🚀 Application

expert

How to list only script methods of a custom object?

You have a custom object with script methods and properties. Which command lists only the script methods?

PowerShell

$obj = [PSCustomObject]@{Name='Test'; GetInfo={"Info"}}

A $obj | Get-Member -MemberType Method

B $obj | Get-Member -MemberType ScriptMethod

C $obj | Get-Member -MemberType ScriptProperty

D $obj | Get-Member -MemberType Property

💡 Hint

Script methods are different from normal methods and properties.

Script methods are members defined by script blocks. Use -MemberType ScriptMethod to list them.