PSHost.Name Property
Definition
Important
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Gets the hosting application's identification in some user-friendly fashion. This name can be referenced by scripts and cmdlets to identify the host that is executing them. The format of the value is not defined, but a short, simple string is recommended.
public:
abstract property System::String ^ Name { System::String ^ get(); };public:
abstract property Platform::String ^ Name { Platform::String ^ get(); };public abstract string Name { get; }member this.Name : stringPublic MustOverride ReadOnly Property Name As StringProperty Value
The name identifier of the hosting application.
Examples
if ($Host.Name -ieq "ConsoleHost") { write-host "I'm running in the Console Host" }
Remarks
In implementing this member, you should return some sort of informative string describing the nature your hosting application. For the default console host shipped by Microsoft this is ConsoleHost.