function <name> { param ([type]$parameter1 [,[type]$parameter2]) <statement list> } You can also define parameters outside the braces without the Param keyword, as shown in the following sample syntax: Syntax
Calling powershell Script in an HTML Button OnClick function calling psexec with powershell Calling Start-Process with arguments with spaces fails Calling the same function from within the function (calling itself) Can a file be too large to be read with Get-Content ? Can a webpage be opened...
The param statement allows you to define one or more parameters. A comma (,) separates the parameter definitions. For more information, see about_Functions_Advanced_Parameters. Advanced functions Turning a function into an advanced function in PowerShell is simple. One of the differences between a...
protected override void ProcessRecord() { WriteObject("Hello " + name + "! "); if (employee) { WriteObject("Department: " + context.Department); } } } // Define the dynamic parameters to be added public class SendGreetingCommandDynamicParameters { [Parameter] [ValidateSet ("Marketing", "Sal...
There are simple and complex ways to define parameters in Windows PowerShell, and both ways have their benefits. Don Jones You’ll often write a script or function that needs to accept some kind of input. This could be a computer name, a file path or anything like that. You can tell ...
Function Set-WUAutoUpdateSetting { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true,ConfirmImpact="High")] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,Position=0)][Boolean]$FeaturedUpdatesEnabled, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,Position=1)][Boolean]$IncludeRecommendedUpdates, ...
Parameters in scripts To define parameters in a script, use aparamstatement. Theparamstatement must be the first statement in a script, except for comments and any#Requiresstatements. Script parameters work like function parameters. The parameter values are available to all of the commands in the...
Having created a new rule instance, we can define its parameters and properties like this: XML $rule_body = $rule.Conditions.Subject $rule_body.Enabled = $true $rule_body.Text = @('Completed Notification') $action = $rule.Actions.CopyToFolder $action.enabled = $true [Microsoft.Office.Int...
Binding Parameters that Take Pipeline Input With all commands activated, the pipeline processor must now go through another binding phase. In this operation, the processor must bind values to the parameters for each command that accepts pipeline input. The second binding phase uses these steps. ...
Use reflection to dynamically define a method that calls the Windows API function. Background to using Add-Type In the examples that follow, I use theCopyFilefunction in kernel32.dll as the function that Windows PowerShell will interact with. Now, you may have just asked the question, “Why...