I would like to propose we should all function as adults at some point in life. maybe not 24 hours a day but enough to take care of ourselves.
PowerShell is an area that need you to be functioning to preserve your sanity and time, I will cover simple & advanced functions.
A function can save you a ton of typing and it could do quite a bit and be called using the infamous tab completion!
Simple Function Example:
Function Test-Google
{
Try{ $result=Test-Connection google.com
if ($result -ne $null){ write-host "Google is up and reachable" -ForegroundColor Green}
}
Catch{write-host "Google Error Occured" -ForegroundColor Red}
}
Advanced Function Example:
Function Test-NetworkConnectivity
{
[cmdletbinding()]
param(
[parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,ValueFromPipeline)][Object[]]$Website =@( "google.com","Bing.com")
)
Begin{}
Process{
FOREACH($SITE IN $Website)
{
Try{ $result=Test-Connection -ComputerName $site
if ($result -ne $null){ write-host "$site is up and reachable" -ForegroundColor Green}
}
Catch{write-host "$site Error Occured" -ForegroundColor Red}
}
}
}
Take the time to explore tab completion. this advanced function has way more capability and any questions?
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