Best way to check if an PowerShell Object exist?

Question

I am looking for the best way to check if a Com Object exists.

Here is the code that I have; I\'d like to improve the last line:

$ie = New-Object -Co         


        

Answer 1

I would stick with the $null check since any value other than '' (empty string), 0, $false and $null will pass the check: if ($ie) {...}.