Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting - Third Edition

Implementing Set

The Set method deals with making a change, if a change is required. Set can ordinarily assume that Test has been run, and therefore that a change is required.

As the resource allows a user to ensure a value is either present or absent, it must handle the creation and deletion of the value:

[Void] Set() {    $params = @{        Path = $this.path        Name = $this.valueName    }    if ($this.Ensure -eq 'Present') {        New-ItemProperty -Value $this.Description -Type String -Force @params    } else {        $key = Get-Item $this.Path        if ($key.GetValueNames() -contains $this.valueName) {            Remove-ItemProperty @params        }    }}

This version of Set uses the Force parameter of New-ItemProperty to overwrite any existing values of the same name. Using Force also handles ...