Public/Get-FlattenedArray.ps1
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Function Get-FlattenedArray { <# .SYNOPSIS Accepts an array and returns an flattened array with each property that was previously a nested array, converted to a string .PARAMETER Array Array of Data, usually users or computers from AD .OUTPUTS An array that has been flattened, so nested arrays are now strings, output-able to CSVs .EXAMPLE $Array Property1 : Value1 Property2 : Value2 Property3 : {ArrayData1, ArrayData2, ArrayData3, ArrayData4...} Get-FlattenedArray $Array Property1 : Value1 Property2 : Value2 Property3 : ArrayData1 ArrayData2 ArrayData3 ArrayData4 ArrayData5 ArrayData6 ArrayData7 #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter( Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] $Array ) begin {} process { $ArrayCopy = $Array $Properties = Get-NoteProperties $Array foreach ($Entry in $ArrayCopy) { foreach ($Property in $Properties) { If ($Entry.$Property -is [array]) { $Entry.$Property = $Entry.$Property | Out-String } elseif ($Entry.$Property -is [System.Collections.CollectionBase]) { $Entry.$Property = $Entry.$Property | Out-String } } } Return $ArrayCopy } end {} } |