Imports a CLIXML file and creates corresponding objects within Windows PowerShell.
Syntax
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Import-Clixml [-Path] <string[]> [<CommonParameters>] |
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Description
The Import-Clixml cmdlet imports a CLIXML file with data that represents Microsoft .NET Framework objects and creates the objects in Windows PowerShell.
Parameters
-Path <string[]>
Specifies the location of the XML files to be converted into Windows PowerShell objects.
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Required? |
true |
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Position? |
1 |
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Default Value |
none |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This command supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, OutBuffer, OutVariable, WarningAction, and WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs and Outputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet. The return type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet returns.
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Inputs |
System.String You can pipe a string that contains a path to Import-Clixml. |
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Outputs |
PSObject Import-Clixml returns objects that have been deserialized from the stored XML files. |
Notes
When specifying multiple values for a parameter, use commas to separate the values. For example, "<parameter-name> <value1>, <value2>".
Example 1
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C:\PS>get-process | export-clixml pi.xml C:\PS> $processes = import-clixml pi.xml |
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Description
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This command uses the Export-Clixml cmdlet to save a serialized copy of the process information returned by Get-Process. It then uses Import-Clixml to retrieve the contents of the serialized file and re-create an object that is stored in the $processes variable.