Get-FunctionAST¶
SYNOPSIS¶
Retrieves the abstract syntax tree (AST) of function definitions from a PowerShell script.
SYNTAX¶
Get-FunctionAST [[-Name] <String>] [-Path] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION¶
Parses a specified PowerShell script file and extracts function definitions matching the given name. By default, it returns all function definitions if no specific name is provided.
EXAMPLES¶
EXAMPLE 1¶
Get-FunctionAST -Path "C:\Scripts\MyScript.ps1"
Retrieves all function definitions from "MyScript.ps1".
EXAMPLE 2¶
Get-FunctionAST -Name "Get-Data" -Path "C:\Scripts\MyScript.ps1"
Retrieves only the function definition named "Get-Data" from "MyScript.ps1".
PARAMETERS¶
-Name¶
The name of the function to search for. Defaults to all functions ('*').
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: *
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Path¶
The path to the PowerShell script file to be parsed.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ProgressAction¶
{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}
Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters¶
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.