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# Define a custom object for a server or whatever object you want
$server = [pscustomobject]@{
	Name = "Server1"
	IPAddress = "192.168.0.1"
}

# Add a ScriptMethod to check if the server is online
## This can run any code you may like to associated with an object
$server | Add-Member -MemberType ScriptMethod -Name "IsOnline" -Value {
	param ($Timeout = 1000)
	Test-Connection -ComputerName $this.IPAddress -Count 1 -Quiet
}

## Call the script method
$server.IsOnline()