{"id":17949,"date":"2019-08-14T12:37:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T20:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/powershell\/?p=17949"},"modified":"2019-11-18T19:02:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T03:02:44","slug":"out-gridview-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/powershell\/out-gridview-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Out-GridView Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Out-GridView Returns!<\/h2>\n

It’s been almost 3 years since PowerShell Core debuted for Linux and Mac, and as we’ve increased our cmdlet coverage more and more, one cmdlet has always stood out as a top, cross-platform request. Today, we are excited to announce that Out-GridView<\/code> is debuting on all Core-supported platforms through the GraphicalTools Module<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Linux<\/th>\nWindows<\/th>\nMac<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\"linux-gif\"<\/a><\/td>\n\"window-gif\"<\/a><\/td>\n\"macos-gif\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/a>Installation<\/h2>\n

If you want to get right to it:<\/p>\n

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Install-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.GraphicalTools<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
<\/a>Features<\/h2>\n
Out-GridView is a visualization tool to help you deep dive into objects returned from PowerShell.<\/p>\n
\"Out-GridViewImage\"<\/a> Piping Get-Process into Out-GridView<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/a>Quick Search<\/h3>\n
Easily locate data points matching a query.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Filters<\/h3>\n
Display specific data matching only selected filters. Supports common string comparison operators, such as contains, equals, starts with, etc..<\/p>\n
<\/a>DataGrid<\/h3>\n
Rearrange, sort, and select columns to display. Auto-generates object columns based on the PowerShell format type data, expands PSObject properties if no format definition is available.<\/p>\n
<\/a>PassThru<\/h3>\n
One of the most powerful features, the -PassThru<\/code> parameter lets you use the GUI to select data to send further down the pipeline.<\/p>\n
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Get-Process | Out-GridView -PassThru | Stop-Process<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
If you were so inclined the above script uses -PassThru<\/code> to create a pretty effective emulation of Windows Task Manger.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Show Code<\/h3>\n
Sometimes, you need to automate infrequent but complex tasks where filters may be error-prone. Out-GridView<\/code> can be used as a filtering tool for these cases to ensure that your filters will produce the output you expect.<\/p>\n
Occasionally, you end up needing to repeat this automation and so it would be useful to port your existing Out-GridView<\/code> workflow to a script.<\/p>\n
Pressing the “Show-Code” button will do this for you. It will generate a PowerShell filtering script that is ready for production.<\/p>\n
\"Out-GridViewImage\"<\/a> Using Show Code to find a specific instance of VSCode<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/a>Examples of Out-GridView<\/h2>\n