Commands/CliXml/ConvertFrom-CliXml.ps.ps1
function ConvertFrom-CliXml { <# .Synopsis Converts CliXml into PowerShell objects .Description Converts CliXml strings or compressed CliXml strings into PowerShell objects .Example dir | ConvertTo-Clixml | ConvertFrom-Clixml .Link ConvertTo-Clixml .Link Import-Clixml .Link Export-Clixml #> [OutputType([string])] param( # The input object. # This is expected to be a CliXML string or XML object [Parameter(Mandatory,Position,ValueFromPipeline)] [ValidateTypes(TypeName={[string], [xml]})] [PSObject] $InputObject ) process { $inputAsXml = $InputObject -as [xml] [Management.Automation.PSSerializer]::Deserialize($( if ($inputAsXml) { $inputAsXml.OuterXml } else { $InputObject } )) } } |