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=== [[Windows PowerShell]] ===

Unlike many other [[command line interpreter]]s, [[Windows PowerShell]] has built-in, language-level support for defining associative arrays.:

For example:

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LikeAs in JavaScript, if the property name is a valid identifier, the quotes can be omitted, e.g.:

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Entries can be separated by either a semicolon or a newline, e.g.:

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Keys and values can be any [[.NET Framework|.NET]] object type, e.g.:

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It is also possible to create an empty associative array and add single entries, or even other associative arrays, to it later on.:

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New entries can also be added by using the array index operator, the property operator, or the <code>Add()</code> method of the underlying .NET object:

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To dereference assigned objects, the array index operator, the property operator, or the parameterized property <code>Item()</code> of the .NET object can be used:

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Hash tables can be added, e.g.:

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