How to convert Dictionary to Hashtable in PowerShell?

Like any other data type conversion in PowerShell, we can convert Dictionary to hashtable in a similar way.  We have a below Dictionary for the example called $CityData.

Key     Value
---     -----
India      91
Austria    43

Its datatype is Dictionary,

Example

PS C:\> $citydata.GetType() | ft -AutoSize

Output

IsPublic IsSerial Name         BaseType
-------- -------- ----         --------
True     True     Dictionary`2 System.Object

To convert it to the hashtable,

$hash = [Hashtable]$citydata

Or

$hash = [System.Collections.Hashtable]$CityData

Datatype:

PS C:\> $hash | ft -AutoSize

Output

Name    Value
----    -----
Austria 43
India   91

Chirag Nagrekar

Updated on 15-Dec-2020 07:54:24

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