# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: ConvertTo-CliXml
# description: Export-CliXml and Import-CliXml only work with files. This is an implementation for sending CliXML directly to the pipeline. Probably needs v2 powershell (not tested in v1).
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# license: CC0
# function: ConvertTo-CliXml
# x-poshcode-id: 1672
# x-archived: 2010-03-30T09:01:13
#
#
function ConvertTo-CliXml {
param(
[parameter(position=0,mandatory=$true,valuefrompipeline=$true)]
[validatenotnull()]
[psobject]$object
)
begin {
$type = [type]::gettype("System.Management.Automation.Serializer")
$ctor = $type.getconstructor("instance,nonpublic", $null, @([xml.xmlwriter]), $null)
$sw = new-object io.stringwriter
$xw = new-object xml.xmltextwriter $sw
$serializer = $ctor.invoke($xw)
$method = $type.getmethod("Serialize", "nonpublic,instance", $null, [type[]]@([object]), $null)
$done = $type.getmethod("Done", [reflection.bindingflags]"nonpublic,instance")
}
process {
try {
$method.invoke($serializer, $object)
} catch {
write-warning "Could not serialize $($object.gettype()): $_"
}
}
end {
$done.invoke($serializer, @())
$sw.ToString()
}
}