I’m trying to do a compare-object on two variables and not getting the results I expect.

 

I have this:

 

PS E:\> $Base = $xml.SelectNodes("//Field[@name='visibleFields']/*/Item/@id")

PS E:\> $base

 

#text

-----

FREDabc

FREDdef

FREDghi

 

PS E:\> new-variable FREDabc

PS E:\> $Ref = gv FRED*

PS E:\> $Ref

 

Name                           Value

----                           -----

FREDabc

PS E:\> compare-object $Base $Ref

 

InputObject                                                 SideIndicator

-----------                                                 -------------

System.Management.Automation.PSVariable                     =>

{id, id, id, id...}                                         <=

{Name, Expression}                                          <=

 

 

PS E:\> $Base | gm

   TypeName: System.Xml.XmlAttribute

 

Name                 MemberType            Definition

----                 ----------            ----------

ToString             CodeMethod            static string XmlNode(psobject instance)

AppendChild          Method                System.Xml.XmlNode AppendChild(System.Xml.XmlNode newChild)

Clone                Method                System.Xml.XmlNode Clone()

CloneNode            Method                System.Xml.XmlNode CloneNode(bool deep)

CreateNavigator      Method                System.Xml.XPath.XPathNavigator CreateNavigator()

Equals               Method                bool Equals(System.Object obj)

GetEnumerator        Method                System.Collections.IEnumerator GetEnumerator()

GetHashCode          Method                int GetHashCode()

GetNamespaceOfPrefix Method                string GetNamespaceOfPrefix(string prefix)

GetPrefixOfNamespace Method                string GetPrefixOfNamespace(string namespaceURI)

GetType              Method                type GetType()

InsertAfter          Method                System.Xml.XmlNode InsertAfter(System.Xml.XmlNode newChild, System.Xml.Xm...

InsertBefore         Method                System.Xml.XmlNode InsertBefore(System.Xml.XmlNode newChild, System.Xml.X...

Normalize            Method                System.Void Normalize()

PrependChild         Method                System.Xml.XmlNode PrependChild(System.Xml.XmlNode newChild)

RemoveAll            Method                System.Void RemoveAll()

RemoveChild          Method                System.Xml.XmlNode RemoveChild(System.Xml.XmlNode oldChild)

ReplaceChild         Method                System.Xml.XmlNode ReplaceChild(System.Xml.XmlNode newChild, System.Xml.X...

SelectNodes          Method                System.Xml.XmlNodeList SelectNodes(string xpath), System.Xml.XmlNodeList ...

SelectSingleNode     Method                System.Xml.XmlNode SelectSingleNode(string xpath), System.Xml.XmlNode Sel...

Supports             Method                bool Supports(string feature, string version)

WriteContentTo       Method                System.Void WriteContentTo(System.Xml.XmlWriter w)

WriteTo              Method                System.Void WriteTo(System.Xml.XmlWriter w)

Item                 ParameterizedProperty System.Xml.XmlElement Item(string name) {get;}, System.Xml.XmlElement Ite...

#text                Property              System.String #text {get;set;}

 

 

PS E:\> $Ref | gm

   TypeName: System.Management.Automation.PSVariable

 

Name         MemberType Definition

----         ---------- ----------

Equals       Method     bool Equals(System.Object obj)

GetHashCode  Method     int GetHashCode()

GetType      Method     type GetType()

IsValidValue Method     bool IsValidValue(System.Object value)

ToString     Method     string ToString()

Attributes   Property   System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection`1[[System.Attribute, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Cu...

Description  Property   System.String Description {get;set;}

Module       Property   System.Management.Automation.PSModuleInfo Module {get;}

ModuleName   Property   System.String ModuleName {get;}

Name         Property   System.String Name {get;}

Options      Property   System.Management.Automation.ScopedItemOptions Options {get;set;}

Value        Property   System.Object Value {get;set;}

Visibility   Property   System.Management.Automation.SessionStateEntryVisibility Visibility {get;set;}

 

 

PS E:\> compare-object $Base $Ref -property name

name                                                        SideIndicator

----                                                        -------------

FREDabc                                              =>

                                                            <=

                                                             

 

PS E:\> compare-object $Base $Ref -property #text

Compare-Object : Missing an argument for parameter 'Property'. Specify a parameter of type 'System.Object[]' and try ag

ain.

At line:1 char:52

+ compare-object $VisibleFields $Operations -property <<<<  #text

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Compare-Object], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingArgument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CompareObjectCommand

 

PS E:\>

 

 

How would I compare the Name property in $Base to the #Text property in $Ref?

 

 

Thanks