There are many different ways how objects can be transformed into text. In case you sometimes get confused, here is a quick refresher. Take a look:
There are three fundamental ways how objects turn into text.
$a = 4.5 # simple conversion $a.ToString() # slightly better conversion "$a" # richest conversion $a | Out-String
With simple objects, the result of these methods won’t differ. With more complex objects, however, the results may look very different. Take a look at arrays:
$a = 1,2,3 $a.ToString() "$a" $a | Out-String
And check how complex objects are converted to text:
$a = Get-Process $a.ToString() "$a" $a | Out-String
