Imports a CliXml string with data that represents Microsoft .NET objects and creates the objects within PowerShell.

Syntax

ConvertFrom-CliXml [-InputObject] <String>

Detailed Description

The ConvertFrom-CliXml command imports a CliXml string with data that represents Microsoft .NET Framework objects and creates the objects in PowerShell.

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Parameters

-InputObject <String>

String containing the Xml with serialized objects.

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• System.String

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• object

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE

PS master:\> #Convert original item to xml
PS master:\> $myCliXmlItem = Get-Item -Path master:\content\home | ConvertTo-CliXml 
PS master:\> #print the CliXml
PS master:\> $myCliXmlItem
PS master:\> #print the Item converted back from CliXml
PS master:\> $myCliXmlItem | ConvertFrom-CliXml

Related Topics

• ​https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/

• ​ConvertTo-CliXml​

• ConvertTo-Xml

• ConvertFrom-Xml

• Export-CliXml

• Import-CliXml

• ​https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/issues/218