# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: ConvertFrom-CliXml
# description: A pair with ConvertTo-CliXml — this version closes and disposes the string reader handle.
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# author: David Sjstrand
# license: CC0
# function: ConvertFrom-CliXml
# x-poshcode-id: 2302
# x-derived-from-id: 4051
# x-archived: 2016-11-07T09:20:38
# x-published: 2010-10-14T10:52:00
#
#
function ConvertFrom-CliXml {
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[String[]]$InputObject
)
begin
{
$OFS = "`n"
[String]$xmlString = ""
}
process
{
$xmlString += $InputObject
}
end
{
$type = [type]::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)
$method = @($type.getmethods("nonpublic,instance") | where-object {$_.name -like "Deserialize"})[1]
$done = $type.getmethod("Done", [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]"nonpublic,instance")
while (!$done.invoke($deserializer, @()))
{
try {
$method.invoke($deserializer, "")
} catch {
write-warning "Could not deserialize $string: $_"
}
}
$xr.Close()
$sr.Dispose()
}
}