powershell - How to create new clone instance of PSObject object

Question

I want to create new instance of my custom PSObject. I have a Button object created as PSObject and I want to create new object Button2 which has the same members as Button does, but I can't find a way how to clone the original object without making it referenced in original object (if I change a property in Button2 it changes in Button as well). Is there a way how to do it similarly as with hashtables and arrays via some Clone() method?

Answer 1

Easiest way is to use the Copy Method of a PsObject ==> $o2 = $o1.PsObject.Copy()

$o1 = New-Object -TypeName PsObject -Property @{
    Fld1 = 'Fld1';
    Fld2 = 'Fld2';
    Fld3 = 'Fld3'}

$o2 = $o1.PsObject.Copy()

$o2 | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Fld4 -Value 'Fld4'
$o2.Fld1 = 'Changed_Fld'

$o1 | Format-List
$o2 | Format-List

Output:

Fld3 : Fld3
Fld2 : Fld2
Fld1 : Fld1

Fld3 : Fld3
Fld2 : Fld2
Fld1 : Changed_Fld
Fld4 : Fld4