Convert-Xml

SYNOPSIS

Converts XML from a URL or a file to a hash table.

SYNTAX

__AllParameterSets

Convert-Xml [[-Url] <string>] [[-File] <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

ALIASES

None

DESCRIPTION

The Convert-Xml function takes a URL or a file path as input and converts the XML content to a hash table.

If a URL is provided, the function downloads the XML content from the URL.

If a file path is provided, the function reads the XML content from the file.

The function then converts the XML content to a hash table and returns it.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$convertXmlSplat = @{
    Url = "http://example.com/data.xml"
}

Convert-Xml @convertXmlSplat

This example downloads the XML content from the specified URL and converts it to a hash table.

EXAMPLE 2

$convertXmlSplat = @{
    File = "C:\path\to\data.xml"
}

Convert-Xml @convertXmlSplat

This example reads the XML content from the specified file and converts it to a hash table.

PARAMETERS

-File

The file path of the XML content to convert. If this parameter is provided, the function will read the XML content from the file.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 1
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Url

The URL of the XML content to convert. If this parameter is provided, the function will download the XML content from the URL.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

The function does not support XML content that contains dependencies or comments.

RELATED LINKS