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| function Get-ColoredSyntax ($command) | |
| { | |
| Write-Host ("{0} " -f (get-help $command).name) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor White | |
| $syn = ((get-help $command).syntax.syntaxitem.parameter) | select name, @{Name='type'; Expression = {$_.type.name}}, required | |
| $width = 170 | |
| if ($host.UI.RawUI.WindowSize.Width -notin ("", $null)) { | |
| $width = $host.UI.RawUI.WindowSize.Width | |
| } | |
| $curLength = 0 | |
| foreach($parm in $syn) { | |
| Write-Host "[" -NoNewline # +1 | |
| if ($parm.required -eq $true) { | |
| Write-Host ("-{0}" -f $parm.name) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green # +1x | |
| Write-Host "]" -NoNewline # +1 | |
| Write-Host (" <{0}> " -f $parm.type) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow # +4x | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| Write-Host ("-{0}" -f $parm.name) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Gray # +1x | |
| Write-Host (" <{0}>" -f $parm.type) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow # +3x | |
| Write-Host "] " -NoNewline # +2 | |
| } | |
| $curLength += ($parm.name.Length + $parm.type.Length + 7) | |
| if($curLength -gt $width) | |
| { | |
| $curLength = 0 | |
| Write-Host | |
| } | |
| } | |
| Write-Host | |
| } | |
| function Get-ColoredSyntax2 ($command) | |
| { | |
| Write-Host ("{0} " -f (get-help $command).name) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor White | |
| $syn = ((get-help $command).syntax.syntaxitem.parameter) | select name, @{Name='type'; Expression = {$_.type.name}}, required | |
| $width = 170 | |
| if ($host.UI.RawUI.WindowSize.Width -notin ("", $null)) { | |
| $width = $host.UI.RawUI.WindowSize.Width | |
| } | |
| $curLength = 0 | |
| foreach($parm in $syn) { | |
| if ($parm.required -eq $true) { | |
| Write-Host ("{0} <{1}>" -f $parm.name, $parm.type) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green # +3x | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| Write-Host ("{0} <{1}>" -f $parm.name, $parm.type) -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Gray # +3x | |
| } | |
| Write-Host " | " -NoNewline | |
| $curLength += ($parm.name.Length + $parm.type.Length + 7) | |
| if($curLength -gt $width) | |
| { | |
| $curLength = 0 | |
| Write-Host | |
| } | |
| } | |
| Write-Host | |
| } | |
| cls | |
| Get-ColoredSyntax irm | |
| "" | |
| Get-ColoredSyntax2 irm |
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