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Measure-Object

Count input values and calculate a total without changing the source collection.

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Returns a measurement object with Count equal to three and Sum equal to six.

Measure-Object [[-Property] <PSPropertyExpression[]>] [-InputObject <PSObject>]
 [-StandardDeviation] [-Sum] [-AllStats] [-Average] [-Maximum] [-Minimum]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Required permissions

No elevation is required for the in-memory examples. Filesystem operations require read or traversal access to the selected path.

Supported environments

PowerShell · 7.6; filesystem examples require the FileSystem provider

Parameters

-Sum

Requests the sum of numeric input values.

Prerequisites

PowerShell 7.6 with Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility. For file examples, replace the sample path with an accessible file or directory.

Security considerations

Low risk for the supplied example. Protect file contents, paths, and returned system metadata. Review any modifications to the example before execution.

Examples

1, 2, 3 | Measure-Object -Sum

Sources

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/measure-object?view=powershell-7.6

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