z_LAB-answers-objects.md

• Find a cmdlet which displays the current date and time (we already used it in a example)

  • to find it: help date
  • we can find: get-date

• What type of object does the cmdlet of the first task produce?

  • to find the type use get-member: get-date | get-member
  • You can find the TypeName at the top: System.DateTime

• Try to display only the DayOfYear with the cmdlet from the first task

  • first take a look at all the properties of the object: get-date | Get-Member -MemberType Property
  • You should find the property DayOfYear to show that property: get-date | select DayOfYear

• Find a cmldet which shows installed hotfixes

  • to find: help hotfix
  • result: get-hotfix

• Try to Display Only the HotFixID, Description and InstalledOn Date

  • get-hotfix | select HotFixID, Description, InstalledOn

• Sort the output from above based on the InstalledOn Date

  • get-hotfix | select HotFixID, Description, InstalledOn | sort InstalledOn