Can I write a class using powershell?

Question

I\'m still learning powershell, and so far I haven\'t found an answer on this website, despite a few searches. With Powershell being built on top of the .NET framework, can

Answer 1

Take a look at Add-Type cmdlet. It lets you write C# and other code in PowerShell. For example (from the above link),

C:\PS>$source = @"
public class BasicTest
{
    public static int Add(int a, int b)
    {
        return (a + b);
    }

    public int Multiply(int a, int b)
    {
        return (a * b);
    }
}
"@

C:\PS> Add-Type -TypeDefinition $source

C:\PS> [BasicTest]::Add(4, 3)

C:\PS> $basicTestObject = New-Object BasicTest 
C:\PS> $basicTestObject.Multiply(5, 2)