How to initialize an array of custom objects

Question

First, as this leads to my question, I\'ll start by noting that I\'ve worked with XML a fair bit in PowerShell, and like how I can read data from XML files, quickly, into ar

Answer 1

Here is a concise way to initialize an array of custom objects in PowerShell.

> $body = @( @{ Prop1="1"; Prop2="2"; Prop3="3" }, @{ Prop1="1"; Prop2="2"; Prop3="3" } )
> $body

Name                           Value
----                           -----
Prop2                          2
Prop1                          1
Prop3                          3
Prop2                          2
Prop1                          1
Prop3                          3