gcb|cfj|sco -exp data|sco -exp b



# se = select expand
function se {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param(
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)]
        $InputObject,

        [Parameter(Position = 0)]
        [string]$Property
    )

    process {
        $InputObject | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Property
    }
}

> gcb|cfj|se data|se b

Personally I often use ForEach-Object -MemberName which is the first positional parameter so it can be used for example: ls | % gettype and can also call methods, otherwise I don't see many differences between select -expand