Public/New-ErrorRecordString.ps1
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using namespace System.Management.Automation <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a new ErrorRecord string that you can paste into your function. .DESCRIPTION The New-ErrorRecordString function creates a new ErrorRecord string with the specified error message, category, exception, error ID, target object, and recommended action. .PARAMETER Message The error message. .PARAMETER Category The error category. Default value is 'NotSpecified'. .PARAMETER Exception The exception type. .PARAMETER ErrorID The error ID. Default value is 'NotSpecified'. .PARAMETER TargetObject The target object. .PARAMETER RecommendedAction The recommended action string. .PARAMETER CopyToClipboard Copies output to clipboard and not to console. .EXAMPLE New-ErrorRecordString -Message "An error occurred" -Exception "System.Exception" -ErrorID "12345" -RecommendedAction "Please try again" -Category WriteError Creates a new ErrorRecord string with the specified parameters. #> Function New-ErrorRecordString { [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'default', SupportsShouldProcess = $false, ConfirmImpact = 'low')] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ValueFromRemainingArguments = $false, ParameterSetName = 'default')] [String] $Message, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'default', Mandatory = $false)] [Management.Automation.ErrorCategory] $Category = 'NotSpecified', [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'default', Mandatory = $true)] [string] $Exception , [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'default')] [string] $ErrorID = "NotSpecified", [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'default', Mandatory = $false)] [String] $TargetObject = '$null', [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'default')] [string] $RecommendedAction, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'default')] [switch] $CopyToClipboard ) begin {} process { $errorString = "`$err = [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]::new(`n" $errorString += " [$Exception]::new(`"$Message`"),`n" $errorString += " '$ErrorID',`n" $errorString += " '$Category',`n" $errorString += " $TargetObject`n" $errorString += " )`n" if ($recommendedAction) { $errorString += "`$errorDetails = [System.Management.Automation.ErrorDetails]::new(`"$Message`")`n" $errorString += "`$errorDetails.RecommendedAction = `"$recommendedAction`"`n" $errorString += "`$err.ErrorDetails = `$errorDetails" } if ($CopyToClipboard) { Set-Clipboard -Value $errorString return } Return $errorString } end {} } Register-ArgumentCompleter -CommandName New-ErrorRecordString -ParameterName Exception -ScriptBlock { param($commandName, $parameterName, $stringMatch) $stringMatch = $stringMatch.trim("'") # remove ' from search string if there was an space in the word ([appdomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies() | ForEach-Object { Try { $_.GetExportedTypes() | Where-Object { $_.Fullname -like '*Exception' } } Catch {} } ) | Where-Object Fullname -Like *$stringMatch* | Sort-Object -Property fullname | Select-Object -ExpandProperty fullname } |