Given a list of processes with properties Name and CPU, how do you sort by CPU descending but treat missing CPU values as zero?

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PowerShell - Cmdlets and Pipeline

A$processes | Sort-Object -Property CPU -Descending | Where-Object { $_.CPU -ne $null }

B$processes | Sort-Object -Property CPU -Descending -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

C$processes | Sort-Object -Property @{Expression={ $_.CPU -or 0 }} -Descending

D$processes | Sort-Object -Property CPU -Descending | ForEach-Object { if ($_.CPU -eq $null) { $_.CPU = 0 } }

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Handle missing CPU values in sorting
Use a calculated property with Expression to replace null with 0.
Step 2: Analyze options
$processes | Sort-Object -Property @{Expression={ $_.CPU -or 0 }} -Descending uses a script block to return CPU or 0, correctly sorting with missing values treated as zero.
Final Answer:
$processes | Sort-Object -Property @{Expression={ $_.CPU -or 0 }} -Descending -> Option C
Quick Check:
Use calculated property to handle nulls in Sort-Object [OK]

Quick Trick: Use script block in -Property to handle nulls [OK]

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