CommandTypes Enum
Definition
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Defines the types of commands that PowerShell can execute.
This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.
public enum class CommandTypes[System.Flags]
public enum CommandTypes[<System.Flags>]
type CommandTypes = Public Enum CommandTypes- Inheritance
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CommandTypes
- Attributes
Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alias | 1 | Aliases create a name that refers to other command types. Aliases are only persisted within the execution of a single engine. |
| Function | 2 | Script functions that are defined by a script block. Functions are only persisted within the execution of a single engine. |
| Filter | 4 | Script filters that are defined by a script block. Filters are only persisted within the execution of a single engine. |
| Cmdlet | 8 | A cmdlet. |
| ExternalScript | 16 | An PowerShell script (*.ps1 file) |
| Application | 32 | Any existing application (can be console or GUI). An application can have any extension that can be executed either directly through CreateProcess or indirectly through ShellExecute. |
| Script | 64 | A script that is built into the runspace configuration. |
| Workflow | 128 | A workflow |
| Configuration | 256 | A Configuration. |
| All | 511 | All possible command types. NOTE: a CommandInfo instance will never specify All as its CommandType but All can be used when filtering the CommandTypes. |