Functions/Write-RGB.ps1
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function Write-RGB { <# .SYNOPSIS Write to the console in 24-bit colors! .DESCRIPTION This function lets you write to the console using 24-bit color depth. You can specify colors using its RGB values. .EXAMPLE Write-RGB 'PowerShell rocks!' Will write the text using the default colors. .EXAMPLE Write-RGB 'PowerShell rocks!' -ForegroundColor ([rgb]::new(255,192,203)) Will write the text in a pink foreground color. .EXAMPLE Write-RGB 'PowerShell rocks!' -ForegroundColor ([rgb]::new(255,192,203)) -BackgroundColor ([rgb]::new(128,128,0)) Will write the text in a pink foreground color and an olive background color. .NOTES Author: Øyvind Kallstad Version: 1.0 Date: 23.09.2016 .LINK https://communary.net/ #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( # The text you want to write. [Parameter(Position = 0)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string] $Text, # The foreground color of the text. Defaults to white. [Parameter(Position = 1)] [rgb] $ForegroundColor = [rgb]::new(255,255,255), # The background color of the text. Defaults to PowerShell Blue. [Parameter(Position = 2)] [rgb] $BackgroundColor = [rgb]::new(1,36,86), # No newline after the text. [Parameter()] [switch] $NoNewLine ) if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Build -ge 14931) { $escape = [char]27 + '[' $resetAttributes = "$($escape)0m" $foreground = "$($escape)38;2;$($ForegroundColor.Red);$($ForegroundColor.Green);$($ForegroundColor.Blue)m" $background = "$($escape)48;2;$($BackgroundColor.Red);$($BackgroundColor.Green);$($BackgroundColor.Blue)m" Write-Host ($escape + $foreground + $background + $Text + $resetAttributes) } else { Write-Warning "This function will only work with build 14931 or above. Your build version is $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Build)" } } |