private/ConvertFrom-Hashtable.ps1
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function ConvertFrom-Hashtable { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a hashtable to a string format for JSON conversion .DESCRIPTION Converts a System.Collections.Specialized.OrderedDictionary to Selected.System.String This allows the information to be formatted correctly when converted to JSON .PARAMETER Hashtable Hashtable to convert .EXAMPLE $hashtable | ConvertFrom-Hashtable Description ----------- This command passes a hashtable down the pipeline to convert to a string type. .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-Hashtable -Hashtable $hashtable Description ----------- This command passes the hashtable as a paramter to convert to a string type. .NOTES Converting a standard hashtable to JSON formatting does not create the array of key/values required. This was created as a quick way to convert a hashtable to string for JSON conversion. #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)] [hashtable]$Hashtable ) Process { $Hashtable.keys | Select-Object @{name='Name';expression={$_}}, @{name='Value';expression={$hashtable[$_]}} } } |