Format-Xml.ps1
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function Format-Xml { #.Synopsis # Pretty-print formatted XML source #.Description # Runs an XmlDocument through an auto-indenting XmlWriter #.Example # [xml]$xml = get-content Data.xml # C:\PS>Format-Xml $xml #.Example # get-content Data.xml | Format-Xml #.Example # Format-Xml C:\PS\Data.xml -indent 1 -char `t # Shows how to convert the indentation to tabs (which can save bytes dramatically, while preserving readability) #.Example # ls *.xml | Format-Xml # [CmdletBinding()] param( # The Xml Document [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true, ParameterSetName="Document")] $Xml, # The path to an xml document (on disc or any other content provider). [Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true, ParameterSetName="File")] [Alias("PsPath")] [string]$Path, # The indent level (defaults to 2 spaces) [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [int]$Indent=2, # The indent character (defaults to a space) [char]$Character= ' ' ) process { ## Load from file, if necessary if($Path) { [xml]$xml = Get-Content $Path } $StringWriter = New-Object System.IO.StringWriter $XmlWriter = New-Object System.XMl.XmlTextWriter $StringWriter $xmlWriter.Formatting = "indented" $xmlWriter.Indentation = $Indent $xmlWriter.IndentChar = $Character $xml.WriteContentTo($XmlWriter) $XmlWriter.Flush() $StringWriter.Flush() Write-Output $StringWriter.ToString() } } |