How do I convert an array object to a string in PowerShell?

Question

How can I convert an array object to string?

I tried:

$a = \"This\", \"Is\", \"a\", \"cat\"
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Answer 1

You could specify type like this:

[string[]] $a = "This", "Is", "a", "cat"

Checking the type:

$a.GetType()

Confirms:

    IsPublic IsSerial Name                                     BaseType
    -------- -------- ----                                     --------
    True     True     String[]                                 System.Array

Outputting $a:

PS C:\> $a 
This 
Is 
a 
cat