PowerCLI Reference

Get-VIProperty

This cmdlet retrieves extended object properties.

Syntax

Get-VIProperty [[-Name] <String[]>] [[-ObjectType] <String[]>] [-DeclaredOnly] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

This cmdlet retrieves the extended properties and filters them by using the provided cmdlet parameters.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
Name	String[]	Specifies the names of the extended properties you want to retrieve.	false	false
ObjectType	String[]	Specifies the object types for which you want to retrieve extended properties.	false	false
DeclaredOnly	SwitchParameter	Indicates that you want to retrieve only the extended properties that have been directly defined for the specified object types.	false	false

Return Type

Zero or more VIProperty objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

Get-VIProperty -Name "property*"

Retrieve all custom properties that match the specified name pattern.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

Get-VIProperty -ObjectType 'VirtualMachine'

Retrieve all custom properties for the specified object type.

-------------- Example 3 --------------

Get-VIProperty -ObjectType 'VirtualMachine' -DeclaredOnly

Retrieve all custom properties for the specified object type that are not inherited.