Private/Functions/Util/Get-UnderlyingException.ps1
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function Get-UnderlyingException { <# .SYNOPSIS Get the 'actual' exception that is packaged in all the PowerShell exception gubbins .DESCRIPTION When an exception is thrown by a method that was invoked by reflection, the actual exception raised is embeedded thus MethodInvocationException - RuntimeException - Actual exception thrown .PARAMETER Exception The exception to examine .OUTPUTS If the structure is as described, then the actual inner exception; else the exception passed to the -Exception argument #> param ( [Exception]$Exception ) $ex = $Exception if ($ex -is [System.Management.Automation.MethodInvocationException]) { $ex = $ex.InnerException if ($ex -is [System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException] -and $ex.InnerException) { return $ex.InnerException } } $Exception } |