private/Prompt/Prompt-Choice.ps1
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<# Example to use $stringArray = @("Frankfurt","Aachen","Braunschweig") $choice = Prompt-Choice -title "City" -message "Which city would you prefer?" -choices $stringArray $choiceMatchedWithArray = $stringArray[$choice -1] # TODO [ ] put this into a module #> Function Prompt-Choice { param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$title ,[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$message ,[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string[]]$choices ,[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][int]$defaultChoice = 0 ) $i = 1 $choicesConverted = [System.Collections.ArrayList]@() $choices | ForEach { $choice = $_ [void]$choicesConverted.add((New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription "`b&$( $i ) - $( $choice )`n" )) # putting a string afterwards shows it as a help message $i += 1 } $options = [System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription[]]$choicesConverted $result = $host.ui.PromptForChoice($title, $message, $options, $defaultChoice) return $result +1 # add one for index } |