Functions/Set-ObjectPropertyOrder.ps1
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Function Set-ObjectPropertyOrder{ <# .SYNOPSIS Sorts the properties of an object. .DESCRIPTION Sorts the properties of an object. .PARAMETER Object Required: [object] The object to sort. .PARAMETER Property Required: [string] The property to sort. .EXAMPLE $json | ConvertFrom-Json | Set-ObjectPropertyOrder -Property metadata .LINK ConvertTo-OrderObject #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] $Object, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$Property ) ## Get the name of this function [string]${CmdletName} = $PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name Write-Verbose ("{0} :: Object type: {1}" -f ${CmdletName}, $Object.GetType().Name) switch($Object.$Property.GetType().Name) { "String" { Write-Verbose ("{0} :: Adding string property: {1}" -f ${CmdletName}, $Property) $PropertyValue = $Object.$Property } "Object[]" { If($Object.$Property -is [array]){ Write-Verbose ("{0} :: Sorting array property: {1}" -f ${CmdletName}, $Property) #detemine if the frist item in the array is an object or string $PropertyType = ($object.$property | Get-Member) | Select -ExpandProperty TypeName -Unique If( $PropertyType -eq 'System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject'){ $PropertyValue = $Object.$Property | ConvertTo-OrderObject -SortAlphabetically -Recursive -Verbose:$VerbosePreference }Else{ $PropertyValue = $Object.$Property | Sort-Object } }Else{ Write-Verbose ("{0} :: Sorting object property: {1}" -f ${CmdletName}, $Property) $PropertyValue = $Object.$Property | ConvertTo-OrderObject -SortAlphabetically -Recursive -Verbose:$VerbosePreference } } 'PSCustomObject' { Write-Verbose ("{0} :: Sorting custom object property: {1}" -f ${CmdletName}, $Property) $PropertyValue = $Object.$Property | ConvertTo-OrderObject -SortAlphabetically -Recursive -Verbose:$VerbosePreference } default { Write-Verbose ("{0} :: Adding unknown property type: {1}" -f ${CmdletName}, $Property) $PropertyValue = $Object.$Property | Sort-Object } } return $PropertyValue } |