Comments on: Powershell: How to Dimension an Array http://halr9000.com/article/430 (powershell & other stuff) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:21:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Stupid Array Tricks: Initializing an Array to a Certain Size | keyongtech http://halr9000.com/article/430/comment-page-1#comment-7002 Stupid Array Tricks: Initializing an Array to a Certain Size | keyongtech Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:52:36 +0000 http://halr9000.com/article/430#comment-7002 [...] Then Bruce Payette followed up with more info which was awesome, so click the link to see that. http://halr9000.com/article/430 method 1: $array = ,0 * 20 method 2: $array = @(0) * 20 -- Author, Tech Prosaic blog [...] [...] Then Bruce Payette followed up with more info which was awesome, so click the link to see that. http://halr9000.com/article/430 method 1: $array = ,0 * 20 method 2: $array = @(0) * 20 — Author, Tech Prosaic blog [...]

]]> By: /\/\o\/\/ http://halr9000.com/article/430/comment-page-1#comment-5941 /\/\o\/\/ Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:57:32 +0000 http://halr9000.com/article/430#comment-5941 An other option using a static method of the Array class : PoSH> [array]::CreateInstance([object],5) PoSH> $a = [array]::CreateInstance([int],5) PoSH> $a 0 0 0 0 0 PoSH> $a[2] = 'foo' Array assignment to [2] failed: Cannot convert value "foo" to type "System.Int rror: "Input string was not in a correct format.". Greetings /\/\o\/\/ An other option using a static method of the Array class :

PoSH> [array]::CreateInstance([object],5)
PoSH> $a = [array]::CreateInstance([int],5)
PoSH> $a
0
0
0
0
0
PoSH> $a[2] = ‘foo’
Array assignment to [2] failed: Cannot convert value “foo” to type “System.Int
rror: “Input string was not in a correct format.”.

Greetings /\/\o\/\/

]]> By: halr9000 http://halr9000.com/article/430/comment-page-1#comment-5878 halr9000 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:03:14 +0000 http://halr9000.com/article/430#comment-5878 Ahh, very good. I just reviewed the help file for new-object and I have to say this usage is not extremely obvious. Guess that's why we have books like "Powershell in Action". ;) Ahh, very good. I just reviewed the help file for new-object and I have to say this usage is not extremely obvious. Guess that’s why we have books like “Powershell in Action”. ;)

]]> By: Bruce Payette http://halr9000.com/article/430/comment-page-1#comment-5863 Bruce Payette Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:20:52 +0000 http://halr9000.com/article/430#comment-5863 @(123) * 100 works and it has the upside of initializing the collection to a specific value, however if you just want to allocate space, you can do this efficiently with the New-Object cmdlet: PS (52) > $a = new-object object[] 10 PS (53) > $a.count 10 PS (54) > $a = new-object int[] 30 PS (55) > $a.count 30 -bruce [MSFT] @(123) * 100 works and it has the upside of initializing the collection to a specific value, however if you just want to allocate space, you can do this efficiently with the New-Object cmdlet:

PS (52) > $a = new-object object[] 10
PS (53) > $a.count
10
PS (54) > $a = new-object int[] 30
PS (55) > $a.count
30

-bruce [MSFT]

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