How compare output returned from powershell cmdlet with a string

Question

I have the following code:

$RecipientType = Get-Recipient $Name | Select-Object -Property RecipientType

if ($RecipientType.Equals("UserMailbox")) {
    Write-Host "Mailbox is OnPrem"          
}

I want to compare RecipientType value with string "UserMailbox", but it's not working...

Is there any particular reason you're using .Equals(), and not -eq (or -ceq is you need case sensitive comparison)? — Mathias R. Jessen
– Mathias R. Jessen, Commented Nov 17, 2020 at 12:12
-eq will also work. we can use both -eq and .Equals(). -ceq is used in case of case sensitivity. — Preeti
– Preeti, Commented Nov 17, 2020 at 12:15
I know that, but I'm asking whether there's a particular reason in this specific scenario — Mathias R. Jessen
– Mathias R. Jessen, Commented Nov 17, 2020 at 12:16
No nothing specific. Main focus is to use Select -ExpandProperty instead of Select-Object -Property in this case — Preeti
– Preeti, Commented Nov 17, 2020 at 12:25
Select and Select-Object is the same cmdlet (Select is just an alias) — Mathias R. Jessen
– Mathias R. Jessen, Commented Nov 17, 2020 at 13:15

Gert Jan Kraaijeveld · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-17 13:20:22Z

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For simplicity I'd use this:

if ((Get-Recipient $identity).RecipientType -eq 'usermailbox') {
  Write-Host 'Mailbox is OnPrem'
}

answered Nov 17, 2020 at 13:20

Gert Jan Kraaijeveld

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Mathias R. Jessen · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-17 13:15:45Z

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Here instead of using Select-Object -Property, use Select-Object -ExpandProperty because Select-Object returns an object. It can be done as below:

$RecipientType = (Get-Recipient $Identity | Select-Object -ExpandProperty RecipientType)

if ($RecipientType.Equals("UserMailbox")) {
    Write-Host "Mailbox is OnPrem"          
}

edited Nov 17, 2020 at 13:15

Mathias R. Jessen

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answered Nov 17, 2020 at 12:06

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