convert a string collection into a string array in powershell

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as the title says how can I convert a string collection into a string array in powershell don't know where to start with this as I am new to powershell. Would it be anything like String[])$viewFields.toArray(new String[0])

ForNeVeR · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-30 13:41:58Z

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You should try type conversion ([object[]]). Here is an example:

$x = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList # Definitely not an object array
([object[]]$x).GetType() # Object[]

answered Jun 30, 2014 at 13:41

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Emperor XLII · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-05 20:04:43Z

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To create an array out of anything surround with @(...). To create an array of a specific type, System.Array has some factory methods and use [type] to get a Type object. Thus

$theArray = @($viewFields.toArray([array]::CreateInstance([string], 0)))

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answered Jun 30, 2014 at 13:40

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ForNeVeR Over a year ago

new String[0]? What is it? I cannot recognize this as a valid PowerShell syntax.

Richard Over a year ago

@ForNeVeR Ooops, too much copy and paste :-)

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