Powershell array with single hashtable

Question

I am trying to build a Powershell array containing a single hashtable.

$params = @{
        "name" = "bob"
        "age" = "30"
        }


$params | ConvertTo-Json

current output:

{
"age":  "30",
"name":  "bob"
}

Desired output:

 [
    {
    "age":  "30",
    "name":  "bob"
    }
]

mjolinor · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-01 02:08:45Z

4

Try it this way:

$params = @{
        "name" = "bob"
        "age" = "30"
        }


 ConvertTo-Json @($params)

The @() syntax makes it an array.

You have to give the ConvertTo-Json cmdlet the input as a parameter, because the pipeline will automatically "unroll" the array and you'll be right back where you started.

answered Aug 1, 2017 at 2:08

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user3565039 Over a year ago

thats it! I did keep ending up back right where I started! Thanks!

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