# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: ConvertFrom-CliXml
# description: A pair with ConvertTo-CliXml — this version closes and disposes the string reader handle. Now works in PowerShell 3 and 4 as well.
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# author: Poshoholic
# license: CC0
# function: ConvertFrom-CliXml
# x-poshcode-id: 4545
# x-derived-from-id: 5743
# x-archived: 2016-03-05T17:49:15
# x-published: 2016-10-23T01:13:00
#
#
#requires -version 2.0
function ConvertFrom-CliXml {
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[String[]]$InputObject
)
begin
{
$OFS = "`n"
[String]$xmlString = ""
}
process
{
$xmlString += $InputObject
}
end
{
$type = [PSObject].Assembly.GetType('System.Management.Automation.Deserializer')
$ctor = $type.GetConstructor('instance,nonpublic', $null, @([xml.xmlreader]), $null)
$sr = New-Object System.IO.StringReader $xmlString
$xr = New-Object System.Xml.XmlTextReader $sr
$deserializer = $ctor.Invoke($xr)
$done = $type.GetMethod('Done', [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]'nonpublic,instance')
while (!$type.InvokeMember("Done", "InvokeMethod,NonPublic,Instance", $null, $deserializer, @()))
{
try {
$type.InvokeMember("Deserialize", "InvokeMethod,NonPublic,Instance", $null, $deserializer, @())
} catch {
Write-Warning "Could not deserialize ${string}: $_"
}
}
$xr.Close()
$sr.Dispose()
}
}