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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"CodeMethod invoke fails with dot syntax but works with Foreach-Object -MemberName","articleBody":"\u003c!--\r\n\r\nIf it is a bug report:\r\n- make sure you are able to repro it on the latest released version. \r\nYou can install the latest version from https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases\r\n- Search the existing issues.\r\n- Refer to the [FAQ](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md).\r\n- Refer to the [known issues](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/KNOWNISSUES.md).\r\n- Fill out the following repro template\r\n\r\nIf it's not a bug, please remove the template and elaborate the issue in your own words.\r\n--\u003e\r\n\r\nSteps to reproduce\r\n------------------\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\nusing namespace System.Management.Automation\r\nclass Y{\r\n    [int] $Id\r\n}\r\n\r\nclass X{    \r\n\tstatic [void] OpenUri([psobject] $obj) {\r\n\t\t$id = $obj.Id\r\n\t\tstart-process \"http://baseuri/$id\"\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n    static [void] UpdateTypeData(){\r\n        $td = [Runspaces.Typedata]::new([Y])\t\t\r\n\t\t$td.Members.Add(\"OpenUri\",\r\n\t\t\t[Runspaces.CodeMethodData]::new(\"OpenUri\", [X]::GetMethodInfo([X], \"OpenUri\")));\r\n\t\tUpdate-TypeData -TypeData $td -Force\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    hidden static [Reflection.MethodInfo] GetMethodInfo([Type] $type, [string] $method) {\r\n\t\treturn $type.GetMethod($method, [Reflection.BindingFlags]::Static -bor [Reflection.BindingFlags]::Public -bor [Reflection.BindingFlags]::IgnoreCase);\r\n\t}\r\n}\r\n[X]::UpdateTypeData()\r\n\r\n$y = [Y]::new()\r\n\r\n#works\r\n$y | % OpenUri\r\n#fails with No coercion operator is defined between types 'System.Void' and 'System.Object'.\r\n$y.OpenUri()\r\n\r\n```\r\n\r\nExpected behavior\r\n-----------------\r\nSame behavior invoking method with dot syntax as when invoked via `Foreach-Object -MemberName`\r\n\r\nActual behavior\r\n---------------\r\nfails with\r\n```\r\nNo coercion operator is defined between types 'System.Void' and 'System.Object'.\r\nAt line:1 char:1\r\n+ $y.OpenUri()\r\n```\r\n```\r\nPS C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\6.0.0-beta.6\u003e $y | gm\r\n\r\n   TypeName: Y\r\n\r\nName        MemberType Definition\r\n----        ---------- ----------\r\nOpenUri     CodeMethod static void OpenUri(psobject obj)\r\n```\r\n\r\nEnvironment data\r\n----------------\r\nAll versions (beta 6 and win 5.1)\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/powercode","@type":"Person","name":"powercode"},"datePublished":"2017-09-13T10:16:57.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/4826/PowerShell/issues/4826"}