Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting - Third Edition

End

The end block executes after process has acted on all objects in the input pipeline.

The end block cannot use the $_ automatic variable. Parameters that accept pipeline input will be filled with the last value from the process block:

function Show-Pipeline {    begin {        $position = $myinvocation.PipelinePosition        Write-Host "Pipeline position ${position}: Start"    }    process {        Write-Host "Pipeline position ${position}: $_"        $_    }    end {        Write-Host "Pipeline position ${position}: End"    }}

Running this command in a pipeline shows the end executing after all items in the input pipeline have been processed:

PS> $result = 1..2 | Show-PipelinePipeline position 1: StartPipeline position 1: 1Pipeline position 1: 2Pipeline position 1: End

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