EchoArgs.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script contains a function, EchoArgs, that returns a list of 
4.     the arguments passed and their type. It is used to demonstrate 
5.     the use of the --% operator when calling a function or cmdlet, a new 
6.     feature in PowerShell v3. 
7. .DESCRIPTION 
8.     The EchoArgs function takes the arguments passed, via $args, and
9.     displays each argument and its type. Then, this function is called
10.     first with a normal calling sequence and then using --%. 
11. .NOTES 
12.     File Name  : EchoArgs.ps1 
13.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
14.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
15. .LINK 
16.     This script posted to: 
17.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
18.     MSDN sample posted to: 
19.          http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library. 
20. .EXAMPLE 
21.     Psh[Cookham8:C:\foo]>E:\PowerShellScriptLib\SERVER2012FEATURES\EchoArgs.ps1 
22.     Calling Echoargs with 'fasdf $(LS) 2334 {asdf}' 
23.     Argument [0]: [fasdf] Type:System.String 
24.     Argument [1]: [System.Object[]] Type:System.Object[] 
25.     Argument [2]: [2334] Type:System.Int32 
26.     Argument [3]: [asdf] Type:System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock 
27.  
28.     Calling Echoargs with '--%  asdf; {asfd}-a asdf' 
29.     Argument [0]: [--%] Type:System.String 
30.     Argument [1]: [asdf; $(ls) {asfd} - a asdf] Type:System.String        
31. #> 
32.  
33. # EchoArgs function 
34. Function EchoArgs { 
35. #Loop through and display each argument passed 
36.   For ($i = 0; $i -ilt $Args.count; $i ++) { 
37.   "Argument [{0}]: [{1}] Type:{2}" -f $I, $args[$i],$($args[$i].GetType().FullName) 
38. } 
39. } 
40.  
41. # Test it 
42. "Calling Echoargs with 'fasdf `$(LS) 2334 {asdf}'" 
43. Echoargs  fasdf $(ls) 2334 {asdf} 
44. "";"Calling Echoargs with '--%  asdf; {asfd}-a asdf'" 
45. Echoargs  --%  asdf; $(ls) {asfd} - a asdf 

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