How to get key value from object inside array JSON using PowerShell?

Question

I am trying to get the key value from object inside JSON array, please also suggest if I need to change my RuleId key structure, below is the output I want

rule = 1300
rulevalue = false
    
rule = 1304
rulevalue = true

JSON file

{
    "Rule": [{
        "MPName": "ManagementPackProject",
        "Request": "Apply",
        "Category": "Rule",
        "RuleId": {
            "1300": "false",
            "1304": "true"
        }
    }]
}

PowerShell

$Content = Get-Content -Raw -Path "C:\temp\Rule.json" | ConvertFrom-Json -ErrorAction Stop
$Content = $Content.Rule | Where-Object { $_.Request -eq "Apply" }

foreach($item in $Content.RuleId)
{
    rule = $item.key
    rulevalue = $item.value
    
    process...
}

PMental · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-21 15:15:17Z

3

Are you after something like this?

$JSON = @'
    {
        "Rule": [{
            "MPName": "ManagementPackProject",
            "Request": "Apply",
            "Category": "Rule",
            "RuleId": {
                "1300": "false",
                "1304": "true"
            }
        }]
    }
'@

$Content = $JSON | ConvertFrom-Json
$Content = $Content.Rule | Where-Object Request -eq 'Apply'

$Output = foreach( $Rule in $Content.RuleId.psobject.Properties ) {
    [PSCustomObject]@{
        Rule = $Rule.Name
        RuleValue = $Rule.Value
    }
}
$Output | Format-List

Output:

Rule      : 1300
RuleValue : false

Rule      : 1304
RuleValue : true

answered Nov 21, 2020 at 15:15

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4 Comments

Naveen Kumar Over a year ago

Hi @PMental just 1 thing how to count how many properties there $Content.RuleId.psobject.Properties.Length not working

PMental Over a year ago

Force it into an array like this @($Content.RuleId.psobject.Properties).Length

Sivakumar Kayaroganam Over a year ago

@PMental Is there a way to collect and assign 'Rule' and 'RuleValue' values to a variable and later use it ? I found your answer useful but it is only printing output.

PMental Over a year ago

@user1557960 That's already there in the script, they're all stored in the $Output variable.

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