ConvertTo-WPFGrid.ps1
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#requires -version 5.0 # ToDo: Add option to use last position for Top and Left properties of the form or provide that as an option # ToDo: Add statusbar for timer countdown and other information Function ConvertTo-WPFGrid { [cmdletbinding()] [Alias("cwg")] [outputtype("none")] Param( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)] [psobject]$InputObject, [string]$Title = "ConvertTo-WPFGrid", [ValidateScript( {$_ -ge 5})] [int]$Timeout, [int]$Width = 1024, [int]$Height = 768, [switch]$CenterScreen ) Begin { Write-Verbose "Starting $($MyInvocation.MyCommand)" # ! It may not be necessary to add these types but it doesn't hurt to include them Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework Add-Type -assemblyName PresentationCore Add-Type -AssemblyName WindowsBase # define a timer to automatically dismiss the form. The timer uses a 5 second interval tick if ($Timeout -gt 0) { Write-Verbose "Creating a timer" $timer = new-object System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer $terminate = (Get-Date).AddSeconds($timeout) Write-verbose "Form will close at $terminate" $timer.Interval = [TimeSpan]"0:0:5.00" $timer.add_tick( { if ((Get-Date) -ge $terminate) { $timer.stop() $form.Close() } }) } Write-Verbose "Defining form: $Title ($width x $height)" $form = New-Object System.Windows.Window #define what it looks like $form.Title = $Title $form.Height = $Height $form.Width = $Width if ($CenterScreen) { Write-Verbose "Form will be center screen" $form.WindowStartupLocation = [System.Windows.WindowStartupLocation]::CenterScreen } #define a handler when the form is loaded. The scriptblock uses variables defined later #in the script $form.add_Loaded( { foreach ($col in $datagrid.Columns) { #because of the way I am loading data into the grid #it appears I need to set the sorting on each column $col.CanUserSort = $True $col.SortMemberPath = $col.Header } $datagrid.Items.Refresh() $form.focus }) #Create a stack panel to hold the datagrid $stack = New-object System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel #create a datagrid $datagrid = New-Object System.Windows.Controls.DataGrid $datagrid.VerticalAlignment = "Bottom" #adjust the size of the grid based on the form dimensions $datagrid.Height = $form.Height - 50 $datagrid.Width = $form.Width - 50 $datagrid.CanUserSortColumns = $True $datagrid.CanUserResizeColumns = $True $datagrid.CanUserReorderColumns = $True $datagrid.AutoGenerateColumns = $True #enable alternating color rows $datagrid.AlternatingRowBackground = "gainsboro" $stack.AddChild($datagrid) $form.AddChild($stack) #initialize an array to hold all processed objects $data = @() } #begin Process { #add each incoming object to the data array $data += $Inputobject } #process End { Write-Verbose "Preparing form" $DataGrid.ItemsSource = $data #show the form If ($Timeout -gt 0) { Write-Verbose "Starting timer" $timer.IsEnabled = $True $Timer.Start() } Write-Verbose "Displaying form" $form.ShowDialog() | Out-Null write-verbose "Ending $($MyInvocation.MyCommand)" } #end } #close function |