Powershell return value of Cmdlet

Question

Let's say I do this:

Get-ADUser -SearchBase $search_base -filter {
     (GivenName -eq $firstname) -and (SN -eq $surname)
}

Doe this return the user object for true and if not found a simple $false?

Same question for the rest of the cmdlets

... or checked the cmdlet help which describes the return type? — Richard
– Richard, Commented Mar 19, 2012 at 16:02

x0n · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-19 16:59:29Z

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The verb Get in Get-ADUser signifies that it will return an ADUser (or $null). Cmdlets that return booleans ($true or $false) use the verb Test. The scriptblock you're passing as a filter is used to decide on which ADUser objects the cmdlet will return.

answered Mar 19, 2012 at 16:59

x0n

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