Public/Coalesce.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS This function acts as a C# coalesce operator ie: boolean? trueValue: falseValue. .PARAMETER Condition This boolean expression. .PARAMETER TrueValue The value to return if the condition is true. .PARAMETER FalseValue The value to return if the condition is false. .EXAMPLE $value = (1 -eq 1) | Coalesce "TrueValue" "FalseValue"; This example set the $value with the 'trueValue' if the condition is true; 'falseValue' if otherwise. #> function Coalesce() { Param( [Alias('c')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] [bool]$Condition, [Alias('t', "true")] [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 1)] $TrueValue, [Alias('f', "false")] [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 2)] $FalseValue ) if ($Condition) { return $TrueValue; } else { return $FalseValue; } } |