Create C# dll and use method with powershell

Question 1

I created a simple C# dll and registered it using RegAsm.exe. One very simple method is invoked without parameters and returns a number, here is a simplified version.

namespace AVL_test {
    interface ITestClass {
        int GetNumber();
    }

    [ComVisible(true)]
    public class TestClass: ITestClass {
        public TestClass() { }

        public int GetNumber() {
            return 10;
        }
    }
}

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namespace AVL_test {

interface ITestClass {

int GetNumber();

}

[ComVisible(true)]

public class TestClass: ITestClass {

public TestClass() { }

public int GetNumber() {

return 10;

}

I need to invoke that method from Powershell, so I added the type

Add-Type -Path "C:\myPath\AVL_test.dll"

1 2	Add-Type -Path "C:\myPath\AVL_test.dll"

It seems to be loaded because if I [AVL_test.TestClass] I get this output

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType
——– ——– —- ——–
True False TestClass System.Object

But if I try to invoke GetNumber() by typing[AVL_test.TestClass]::GetNumber() I get this error

Method invocation failed because [AVL_test.TestClass] does not contain a method named ‘GetNumber’.

Am I doing something wrong?

Question 2

Your method should be static or you need to create an instance of that type (TestClass).

Last can be done using

New-Object -TypeName <full qualified type name> -ArgumentList <args>

1 2	New-Object -TypeName -ArgumentList

Or in your specific case:

$test = New-Object -TypeName AVL_Test.TestClass
$test.GetNumber()

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$test = New-Object -TypeName AVL_Test.TestClass

$test.GetNumber()

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