Merge pull request #74 from adrimus/new-tip

New tip about array objects

src/PowerShellTips/2024-11-18-get-the-members-of-an-array.ps1

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+$tip = [tiPS.PowerShellTip]::new()
+$tip.CreatedDate = [DateTime]::Parse('2024-11-18')
+$tip.Title = 'Get the members of an array'
+$tip.TipText = @'
+PowerShell sends the items in an array one at a time when you pipe an array to Get-Member and it ignores duplicates
+'@
+$tip.Example = @'
+# When you pipe to Get-Member PowerShell enumerates the array and you get the properties of the items inside the array, in this case a string
+PS C:\> [array]$myArray = @('one','two','three')
+PS C:\> $myArray | Get-Member
+
+   TypeName: System.String
+
+# This example will output the members of the array
+PS C:\> Get-Member -InputObject $myArray
+
+   TypeName: System.Object[]
+
+# This will also do the same by making the array the second item in an array of arrays
+,$myArray | Get-Member
+
+# To see what type of object is in a variable use the GetType method.
+PS C:\> $myArray.GetType()
+
+IsPublic IsSerial Name                                     BaseType
+-------- -------- ----                                     --------
+True     True     Object[]                                 System.Array
+'@
+$tip.Urls = @(
+	'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/learn/deep-dives/everything-about-arrays?view=powershell-7.4'
+	'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_arrays?view=powershell-7.4#get-the-members-of-an-array'
+)
+$tip.Category = [tiPS.TipCategory]::NativeCmdlet # Community, Editor, Module, NativeCmdlet, Performance, Security, Syntax, Terminal, or Other.
+$tip.Author = 'Adrian Muscat (adrimus)' # Optional. Get credit for your tip. e.g. 'Daniel Schroeder (deadlydog)'.
+#$tip.ExpiryDate = [DateTime]::Parse('2024-10-30') # Optional. If the tip is not relevant after a certain date, set the expiration date. e.g. Announcing a conference or event.
+
+# Category meanings:
+# Community: Social events and community resources. e.g. PowerShell Summit, podcasts, etc.
+# Editor: Editor tips and extensions. e.g. VSCode, ISE, etc.
+# Module: Modules and module tips. e.g. PSScriptAnalyzer, Pester, etc.
+# NativeCmdlet: Native cmdlet tips. e.g. Get-Process, Get-ChildItem, Get-Content, etc.
+# Performance: Tips to improve runtime performance. e.g. foreach vs ForEach-Object, ForEach-Object -Parallel, etc.
+# Security: Security tips. e.g. ExecutionPolicy, Constrained Language Mode, passwords, etc.
+# Syntax: Syntax tips. e.g. splatting, pipeline, etc.
+# Terminal: Terminal shortcuts and tips. e.g. PSReadLine, Windows Terminal, ConEmu, etc.
+# Other: Tips that don't fit into any of the other categories.