How do I parse data from a Get-WMIObject query into a string?

Question

I have the following line of code... ``` get-wmiobject -class win32_computersystem | select-object username ``` It returns (redacted with placeholders)... ``` @{username=DOMAIN\jsmith} ``` What needs to be done to remove the padding and give me a "plain" readout of `DOMAIN\jsmith`? For bonus points, how do I parse that value into just `jsmith`?

Accepted Answer

You need to expand the property to get the value of `username` instead of a custom object with the property `username`. Try

```
get-wmiobject -class win32_computersystem | select-object -expand username
```

To get the username only, try:

```
(get-wmiobject -class win32_computersystem | select-object -expand username).Split("\")[2]
```

You may need to use `[1]` instead of `[2]` at the end depending on your OS. In Windows 8, you need `2`, while in Windows 7(and older I think), you need `1`.

How do I parse data from a Get-WMIObject query into a string?

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