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PowerShell object property access

In PowerShell, variables holding objects allow direct access to their specific data fields and structures using the dot notation (.).^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md]

Dot Notation

To access a specific property, append a period and the property name to the variable (e.g., $Variable.Property).^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md] For example, to access the environment settings of a process object stored in $A, you can target the StartInfo property followed by its sub-property Environment using $A.StartInfo.Environment.^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md]

This syntax allows for traversing nested object structures, enabling the retrieval of detailed data embedded within the main object.^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md]

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