In the previous tip we introduced ConvertObject-ToHashTable which makes it easy to dump objects in a grid view window.
The code below is an improved version that sorts properties alphabetically, and lets you decide how the columns should be called. By default, Out-GridView calls the columns “Property” and “Value”, but you can override the defaults and call them anything:
function ConvertObject-ToHashTable { param ( [Parameter(Mandatory,ValueFromPipeline)] $object, [string] $PropertyName = "Property", [string] $ValueName = "Value" ) process { $object | Get-Member -MemberType *Property | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name | Sort-Object | ForEach-Object { [PSCustomObject]@{ $PropertyName = $_ $ValueName = $object.$_} } } } Get-ComputerInfo | # by default, columns are named "Property" and "Value" ConvertObject-ToHashTable | Out-GridView Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_BIOS | # specify how you'd like to call the columns displayed in a grid view window ConvertObject-ToHashTable -PropertyName Information -ValueName Data | Out-GridView
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