Show-HiddenMember
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SYNOPSIS
Show an object's hidden members.
SYNTAX
Show-HiddenMember [-InputObject] <Object> [-MemberType <PSMemberTypes>]
[-ExcludePropertyMethod] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
By design, PowerShell will hide parts of an object that have very little relevance to scripting or interactive PowerShell use. Often, these are .NET properties and methods that are automatically added. You can see them using Get-Member -Force. This command is designed to simplify the process.
It is expected that you will pipe an object to this command like you do with Get-Member. It is also assumed that if you pipe multiple objects they are all of the same type. Only the first object will be processed.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
PS C:\> "powershell" | Show-HiddenMember
Type: System.String
Name MemberType
---- ----------
pstypenames CodeProperty
psadapted MemberSet
psbase MemberSet
psextended MemberSet
psobject MemberSet
get_Chars Method
get_Length Method
The default behavior is to show all hidden members.
Example 2
PS C:\> Get-Process -id $pid | Show-HiddenMember -ExcludePropertyMethod
Type: System.Diagnostics.Process
Name MemberType
---- ----------
pstypenames CodeProperty
psadapted MemberSet
psbase MemberSet
psextended MemberSet
psobject MemberSet
PSStandardMembers MemberSet
Many classes will have intrinsic .NET methods to get and set properties like get_Name. You can exclude these methods from the output.
Example 3
PS C:\> Get-PSWorkItem | Show-HiddenMember -MemberType Property
Type: PSWorkItem
Name MemberType
---- ----------
TaskID Property
PS C:\> Get-PSWorkItem | Select-Object TaskID,Due
TaskID Due
------ ---
4bad9e29-a5a9-4a16-aa9b-f180995e298a 12/31/2025 5:00:00 PM
d8fdba1f-e046-429a-8225-9cbbe927e366 6/18/2026 7:26:08 AM
226022de-4c91-4014-985e-34ee18ce0eda 6/26/2026 6:40:00 AM
...
The Get-PSWorkItem command is from the PSWorkItem (https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/PSWorkitem) module. It uses a custom class. Show-HiddenMember reveals a hidden property. Once you know the name, you can use it.
PARAMETERS
-ExcludePropertyMethod
Exclude methods like get_Name and set_Name.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-InputObject
Pipe an object to this command. It is assumed all the objects are of the same type as only the first object will be processed.
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-MemberType
The default is to show all hidden members, but you can filter by specifying a member type. You can tab-complete the values.
Valid Values: AliasProperty, CodeProperty, Property, NoteProperty, ScriptProperty,Properties, PropertySet, Method, CodeMethod, ScriptMethod, Methods, ParameterizedProperty,MemberSet, Event, Dynamic, All
Type: PSMemberTypes
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: see parameter comments
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: All
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
System.Object
OUTPUTS
psHiddenMember
NOTES
This command has an alias of sm.
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