Types
A type is used to represent the generalized functionality of an object. Using this book as an example again, this book may have a number of types, including:
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Each of these types describes the general functionality of the object. The type does not say how a book came to be, nor whether it will do anything (on its own) to help create one.
In PowerShell, types are written between square brackets. The [System.AppDomain] and [System.Management.Automation.PowerShell] statements used when discussing previous assemblies are types.
Note
Type descriptions are objects in PowerShell:[System.AppDomain] denotes a type, but the syntax used to denote the type is itself an object.
It has properties and methods and a type of its own (RuntimeType), which can be seen by running the following command:[System.AppDomain].GetType()
To an extent, the terms type and class are synonymous. A class is used to define a type, but it is not the only way. Another way is what is known as a structure...
