Equivalent to C#'s “using” keyword in powershell?

Question

When I use another object in the .net-Framework in C# I can save a lot of typing by using the using directive.

using FooCompany.Bar.Qux.Assembly.With.Ridicul         


        

Answer 1

If you just need to create an instance of your type, you can store the name of the long namespace in a string:

$st = "System.Text"
$sb = New-Object "$st.StringBuilder"

It's not as powerful as the using directive in C#, but at least it's very easy to use.