PowerShell v5 comes with a new feature. Instead of old fashioned
New-Object System.Text.StringBuilder
it is possible to use the new syntax
[System.Text.StringBuilder]::new()
The new syntax introduces an issue. If a class has a static method New then
it cannot be called directly. PowerShell treats it as the constructor, not the
static method.
This code works in PowerShell v4 (Test-1.ps1)
[System.Linq.Expressions.Expression]::New([psobject])
It calls the static method New and creates an expression.
In v5 it fails
Cannot find an overload for "new" and the argument count: "1".
The workaround (Test-2.ps1)
[System.Linq.Expressions.Expression]::New.Invoke([psobject])
- Stack Overflow v5 special method New conflicts with static methods New