PowerShell Embedding Managed Code (C# | VB) VB.NET Example
Example
This example shows how to embed some basic C# into a PowerShell script, add it to the runspace/session and utilise the code within PowerShell syntax.
$code = @"
Imports System
Namespace MyNameSpace
Public Class Responder
Public Shared Sub StaticRespond()
Console.WriteLine("Static Response")
End Sub
Public Sub Respond()
Console.WriteLine("Instance Respond")
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
"@
# Check the type has not been previously added within the session, otherwise an exception is raised
if (-not ([System.Management.Automation.PSTypeName]'MyNameSpace.Responder').Type)
{
Add-Type -TypeDefinition $code -Language VisualBasic;
}
[MyNameSpace.Responder]::StaticRespond();
$instance = New-Object MyNameSpace.Responder;
$instance.Respond();
