Can LINQ be used in PowerShell?

Question

I am trying to use LINQ in PowerShell. It seems like this should be entirely possible since PowerShell is built on top of the .NET Framework, but I cannot get it to work.

Answer 1

If you want to achieve LINQ like functionality then PowerShell has some cmdlets and functions, for instance: Select-Object, Where-Object, Sort-Object, Group-Object. It has cmdlets for most of LINQ features like Projection, Restriction, Ordering, Grouping, Partitioning, etc.

See Powershell One-Liners: Collections and LINQ.

For more details on using Linq and possibly how to make it easier, the article LINQ Through Powershell may be helpful.