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It casts the result of the get-wmiobject result as an array/list
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@Kay<br />
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yes, as footech gave the best answer, hope this is ok??
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Hi All, <br />
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I am trying to understand this line of code<br />
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<pre><code id="code-10-29014362-1">function ScreenPassword($instance)  
{  
    if (!($instance.screensaversecure)) {return $instance.name}   
    &lt;additional statements&gt;  
}  

foreach ($a in @(get-wmiobject win32_desktop)) { ScreenPassword($a) }</code></pre>
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what is the function of the @ symbol in @(get-wmiobject win32_desktop) ??<br />
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thank you in advance
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Hi All, 

I am trying to understand this line of code

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what is the function of the @ symbol in @(get-wmiobject win32_desktop) ??

thank you in advance

It casts the result of the get-wmiobject result as an array/list

@Kay

Did you mean to accept the footech comment as the solution?  You have endorsed my comment.

yes, as footech gave the best answer, hope this is ok??

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