replacing $variable output in powershell

Question

Using function i'm getting output like this:

User                                                                                                         
----                                                                                                         
Domain\Username

But when I'm trying to replace the "Domain\" in output

$f -replace 'Domain\\'

I'm getting this:

@{User=Username}

I'm using bad function or is something else is going wrong?

$f.User=$f.User -replace 'Domain\\';$f

user4003407
– user4003407

2015-12-25 10:57:00 +00:00
Commented Dec 25, 2015 at 10:57 — user4003407
– user4003407, Commented Dec 25, 2015 at 10:57

Dave Sexton · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-26 10:30:51Z

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Try this:

$f.User -replace 'Domain\\', ''

instead of this -

$f -replace 'Domain\'

Your output from your variable is showing you the answer. You had an object with a user property as supposed to the string you thought you were working on.

edited Dec 26, 2015 at 10:30

answered Dec 25, 2015 at 11:00

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Ansgar Wiechers · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-26 01:06:03Z

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Your output is an object with a property User. If you just use -replace on the object you're basically converting the object to a string (@{User=Domain\Username}) and replacing Domain\ in that string. Use the operator on the property User to remove the substring from the value of that property:

$f.User -replace 'Domain\\'

answered Dec 26, 2015 at 1:06

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