# 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. Requires PowerShell 2.0
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# author: David Sjstrand
# license: CC0
# function: ConvertTo-CliXml
# x-poshcode-id: 2301
# x-derived-from-id: 4050
# x-archived: 2016-06-09T05:22:34
# x-published: 2011-10-14T10:50:00
#
#
#requires -version 2.0
function ConvertTo-CliXml {
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[PSObject[]]$InputObject
)
begin {
$type = [type]::gettype("System.Management.Automation.Serializer")
$ctor = $type.getconstructor("instance,nonpublic", $null, @([System.Xml.XmlWriter]), $null)
$sw = new-object System.IO.StringWriter
$xw = new-object System.Xml.XmlTextWriter $sw
$serializer = $ctor.invoke($xw)
$method = $type.getmethod("Serialize", "nonpublic,instance", $null, [type[]]@([object]), $null)
$done = $type.getmethod("Done", [System.Reflection.BindingFlags]"nonpublic,instance")
}
process {
try {
[void]$method.invoke($serializer, $InputObject)
} catch {
write-warning "Could not serialize $($InputObject.gettype()): $_"
}
}
end {
[void]$done.invoke($serializer, @())
$sw.ToString()
$xw.Close()
$sw.Dispose()
}
}