JSON Array in PowerShell
arrays, hashtable, json, powershell
Solution
The outer `[]` is a list in JSON and you're trying to use `@{}`, which is a hashtable in PowerShell. Use `@()` which is an array (list) in PowerShell:
$Body = @(
@{
FirstName='Test'
LastName='Account2'
}
)
ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $Body
(and I use -InputObject instead of piping, because PowerShell is obsessed with flattering lists, and drops the list otherwise).
Problem
Am trying to generate the below JSON string in PowerShell: ``` [ { "FirstName": "Test", "LastName": "Account2" } ] ``` The code I have at the moment in PowerShell is: ``` $Body = @{ @{ FirstName='Test' LastName='Account2' } } ``` The error I get with this is: Missing '=' operator after key in hash literal.