How to initialize an array of custom objects

Question

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Answer 1

A little variation on classes. Initialize it with hashtables.

class Point { $x; $y }

$a = [Point[]] (@{ x=1; y=2 },@{ x=3; y=4 })

$a

x y        
- -          
1 2
3 4

$a.gettype()

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

$a[0].gettype()

IsPublic IsSerial Name                                     BaseType
-------- -------- ----                                     --------
True     False    Point                                    System.Object