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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"ConvertFrom-Json doesn't unwrap arrays on output, resulting in an extraneous wrapper JSON object with `Count` and `Value` properties on reconversion","articleBody":"Steps to reproduce\r\n------------------\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\n'[ 1, 2 ]' | ConvertFrom-Json | ConvertTo-Json\r\n```\r\n\r\nExpected behavior\r\n-----------------\r\n\r\n```\r\n[\r\n    1,\r\n    2\r\n]\r\n```\r\n\r\nActual behavior\r\n---------------\r\n\r\n```\r\n{\r\n    \"value\":  [\r\n                  1,\r\n                  2\r\n              ],\r\n    \"Count\":  2\r\n}\r\n```\r\n\r\nI believe the root cause is that `ConvertFrom-Json` sends arrays _as a whole_ through the pipeline instead of unwrapping them.\r\n\r\nAnalysis, more examples, and workaround here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/38212718/45375\r\n\r\nEnvironment data\r\n----------------\r\n\r\n\u003c!-- provide the output of $PSVersionTable --\u003e\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\nPowerShell v6.0.0-alpha (v6.0.0-alpha.15) on Darwin Kernel Version 16.4.0: Thu Dec 22 22:53:21 PST 2016; root:xnu-3789.41.3~3/RELEASE_X86_64\r\nPowerShell v5.1.14393.693 on Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit; v10.0.14393)\r\n```\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mklement0","@type":"Person","name":"mklement0"},"datePublished":"2017-02-15T16:09:22.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":8},"url":"https://github.com/3153/PowerShell/issues/3153"}