functions/objects/Set-PSUObjectType.ps1
|
function Set-PSUObjectType { <# .SYNOPSIS Tries to convert an object from one type of another. .DESCRIPTION Tries to convert an object from one type of another. .PARAMETER InputObject The objects to convert. .PARAMETER Type ParSet: Type The type to cast to. .PARAMETER TypeName ParSet: String The type to cast to. .PARAMETER EnableException Replaces user friendly yellow warnings with bloody red exceptions of doom! Use this if you want the function to throw terminating errors you want to catch. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> "01", "02", "03", "42" | Set-PSUObjectType "int" Tries to convert strings with numeric values into pure integers (hint: This will probably succeede). #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "String")] Param ( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true)] $InputObject, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "Type")] [Type] $Type, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "String", Position = 0)] [String] $TypeName, [switch] $EnableException ) Begin { Write-PSFMessage -Level Debug -Message "Casting Objects to another type" -Tag start $ParSet = $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName Write-PSFMessage -Level InternalComment -Message "Active Parameterset: $ParSet | Bound Parameters: $($PSBoundParameters.Keys -join ", ")" -Tag start switch ($ParSet) { "Type" { $name = $Type.FullName } "String" { $name = $TypeName } } } Process { foreach ($object in $InputObject) { $temp = $null $temp = $object -as $name if ($temp) { $temp } else { Stop-PSFFunction -Message "Failed to convert '$object' to '$name'" -EnableException $EnableException -Category InvalidData -Tag fail, cast -Target $object -Continue } } } End { Write-PSFMessage -Level Debug -Message "Casting Objects to another type" -Tag end } } Import-PSUAlias -Name "cast" -Command "Set-PSUObjectType" |