Get Variable Data Type in PowerShell

There are different data types exist for the variable like Byte, Int32, Float, String, etc. To get the variable type, we need to use the GetType() method.

Example

$x = 10 
$x.GetType()

Output

IsPublic IsSerial Name    BaseType
-------- -------- ----    --------
True     True     Int32   System.ValueType

To get only the variable datatype use Name property.

$x.GetType().Name

Int32