Functions/Test-UncPath.ps1
# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Test-UncPath { <# .SYNOPSIS Tests if a path is a UNC path. .DESCRIPTION Converts the path to a URI and returns the value of its `IsUnc` property. This function does not test if path exists. Use `Test-Path` for that. .LINK Test-Path .LINK http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic//archive/2010/05/27/quicktip-how-to-validate-a-unc-path.aspx .EXAMPLE Test-UncPath -Path '\\computer\share' Returns `true` since `\\computer\share` is a UNC path. Note that `Test-UncPath` does not have to exist. .EXAMPLE Test-UncPath -Path 'C:\Windows' Returns `false` since `C:\Windows` is not a UNC path. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] # The path to test/check. $Path ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState ([Uri]$Path).IsUnc } |