functions/misc/Write-InformationColorized.ps1
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function Write-InformationColorized { <# .SYNOPSIS Writes messages to the information stream, optionally with color when written to the host. .DESCRIPTION An alternative to Write-Host which will write to the information stream and the host (optionally in colors specified) but will honor the $InformationPreference of the calling context. In PowerShell 5.0+ Write-Host calls through to Write-Information but will _always_ treats $InformationPreference as 'Continue', so the caller cannot use other options to the preference variable as intended. .LINK https://blog.kieranties.com/2018/03/26/write-information-with-colours #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [Object]$MessageData, [ConsoleColor]$ForegroundColor = $Host.UI.RawUI.ForegroundColor, # Make sure we use the current colours by default [ConsoleColor]$BackgroundColor = $Host.UI.RawUI.BackgroundColor, [Switch]$NoNewline ) $msg = [HostInformationMessage]@{ Message = $MessageData ForegroundColor = $ForegroundColor BackgroundColor = $BackgroundColor NoNewline = $NoNewline.IsPresent } Write-Information $msg } |