Arrays and Collections

I do not doubt that you have used arrays in your PowerShell work. You might have created an array to hold the results of a PowerShell command at the console or used on in your PowerShell scripting. I often refer to an array as a collection of things which is mostly accurate. However, there is a technical distinction that I am paying more attention to these days. This distinction provides valuable performance benefits or flexibility I can’t get from a traditional array in certain situations. I don’t mean to imply that you should stop using arrays, but there may be a better alternative. Let’s take a look.

Basic Arrays

You have most likely used arrays in PowerShell like this.