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Parameters, Validation, and Dynamic Parameters

PowerShell has an extensive parameter handling and validation system that you can use in scripts and functions. The system allows a developer to make parameters mandatory; to define what, if any, positional binding is allowed; to fill parameters from the pipeline; to describe different parameter sets; and to validate the values passed to a parameter. The wealth of options available makes parameter handling an incredibly involved subject.

This chapter explores the following topics:

  • The Parameter attribute
  • Validating input
  • Pipeline input
  • Defining parameter sets
  • Argument completers
  • Dynamic parameters

Parameters in PowerShell can make use of the Parameter attribute to define how the parameter should ...

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