Functions/Write-VerboseHashTable.ps1
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function Write-VerboseHashTable { <# .Synopsis Generate verbose output for a hashtable .DESCRIPTION Long description .EXAMPLE @{ foo = '10' bar = '2' fitzbar = '300000','20000' baz = '400' } | Write-VerboseHashTable -Verbose .EXAMPLE @{ foo = '10' bar = '2' fitzbar = '300000','20000' baz = '400' } | Write-VerboseHashTable -Indent 10 -Verbose #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( # the hashtable to produce verbose output for [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true, Position=0)] [HashTable] $HashTable, # number of spaces to indent [int] $Indent = 0 ) ### Find the longest Key to determine the column width $cloumnWidth = $HashTable.Keys.length | Sort-Object| Select-Object -Last 1 ### Output the HashTable using the column width $HashTable.GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object { if ($_.Value -is [array]) { $valueString = "{$($_.Value -join ',')}" } else { $valueString = $_.Value } Write-Verbose ("{0,-$cloumnWidth} : {1}" -F $_.Key.ToString().PadLeft($Indent), $valueString) -Verbose } } |