Working-with-JSON-Objects.ps1

# Generate JSON
systeminfo /fo CSV | ConvertFrom-Csv | convertto-json | Out-File  "$($Location)\ComputerInfo.json"

# Load JSON
Get-Content -Path "$($Location)\ComputerInfo.json" | ConvertFrom-JSON

# Load JSON into a Grid View
Get-Content -Path "$($Location)\ComputerInfo.json" | ConvertFrom-JSON | Out-GridView

# Populate Variable with JSON and use Values
$jsonObject = Get-Content -Path "$($Location)\ComputerInfo.json" | ConvertFrom-JSON

$jsonObject.'Host Name'
$jsonObject.'Windows Directory'

# Manually Creating JSON
$jsonObject = @{}
$arrayList = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList

$arrayList.Add(@{"Name" = "Reid"; "Surname" = "Randolph"; "Gender" = "M"; })
$arrayList.Add(@{"Name" = "Scott"; "Surname" = "Best"; "Gender" = "M"; })
$arrayList.Add(@{"Name" = "Isabel"; "Surname" = "Mays"; "Gender" = "F"; })
$arrayList.Add(@{"Name" = "Marcia"; "Surname" = "Clark"; "Gender" = "F"; })

$employees = @{"Employees" = $arrayList; }

$jsonObject.Add("Data", $employees)
$jsonObject | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10