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Version: 4.0

Invoke-ADTObjectMethod

SYNOPSIS​

Invoke method on any object.

SYNTAX​

Positional (Default)​

Invoke-ADTObjectMethod [-InputObject] <Object> [-MethodName] <String> [[-ArgumentList] <Object[]>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Named​

Invoke-ADTObjectMethod [-InputObject] <Object> [-MethodName] <String> [-Parameter] <Hashtable>
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

Invoke method on any object with or without using named parameters.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

$ShellApp = New-Object -ComObject 'Shell.Application'
$null = Invoke-ADTObjectMethod -InputObject $ShellApp -MethodName 'MinimizeAll'

Minimizes all windows.

EXAMPLE 2​

$ShellApp = New-Object -ComObject 'Shell.Application'
$null = Invoke-ADTObjectMethod -InputObject $ShellApp -MethodName 'Explore' -Parameter @{'vDir'='C:\Windows'}

Opens the C:\Windows folder in a Windows Explorer window.

PARAMETERS​

-InputObject​

Specifies an object which has methods that can be invoked.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-MethodName​

Specifies the name of a method to invoke.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ArgumentList​

Argument to pass to the method being executed. Allows execution of method without specifying named parameters.

Type: Object[]
Parameter Sets: Positional
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Parameter​

Argument to pass to the method being executed. Allows execution of method by using named parameters.

Type: Hashtable
Parameter Sets: Named
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters​

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS​

None​

You cannot pipe objects to this function.​

OUTPUTS​

System.Object​

The object returned by the method being invoked.​

NOTES​

An active ADT session is NOT required to use this function.

Tags: psadt
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