Out-FormatData.ps1
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function Out-FormatData { <# .Synopsis Takes a series of format views and format actions and outputs a format data XML .Description A Detailed Description of what the command does .Example # Create a quick view for any XML element. # Piping it into Out-FormatData will make one or more format views into a full format XML file # Piping the output of that into Add-FormatData will create a temporary module to hold the formatting data # There's also a Remove-FormatData and Write-FormatView -TypeName "System.Xml.XmlNode" -Wrap -Property "Xml" -VirtualProperty @{ "Xml" = { $strWrite = New-Object IO.StringWriter ([xml]$_.Outerxml).Save($strWrite) "$strWrite" } } | Out-FormatData #> [OutputType([string])] param( # The Format XML Document. The XML document can be supplied directly, # but it's easier to use Write-FormatView to create it [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [ValidateScript({ if ((-not $_.View) -and (-not $_.Control)) { throw "The root of a format XML most contain either a View or a Control element" } return $true })] [Xml] $FormatXml ) begin { $views = "" $controls = "" } process { if ($FormatXml.View) { $views += "<View>$($FormatXml.View.InnerXml)</View>" } elseif ($FormatXml.Control) { $controls += "<Control>$($FormatXml.Control.InnerXml)</Control>" } } end { $configuration = "<Configuration>" if ($Controls) { $Configuration+="<Controls>$Controls</Controls>" } if ($Views) { $Configuration+="<ViewDefinitions>$Views</ViewDefinitions>" } $configuration+= "</Configuration>" $xml = [xml]$Configuration $strWrite = New-Object IO.StringWriter $xml.Save($strWrite) return "$strWrite" } } |