functions/Show-ExceptionType.ps1
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function Show-ExceptionType { <# .SYNOPSIS Function to give inheritance of exception types for error handling purposes .DESCRIPTION Take an error and returns all InnerException types for the Error object .PARAMETER Exception The exception as it occurred in your script .EXAMPLE try { 10/0 } catch { Show-ExceptionType -Exception $_.Exception } This example causes a Divide by zero error which is Exception type System.DivideByZeroException which is part of the System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException exceptions Output is : System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException System.DivideByZeroException .NOTES I didnt create this script but I am sorry to say that I cant recall the source either. Thank you anonymous PowerShell person. Script reproduced here as I often forget what I call it and where I save it and it might be useful to others #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [System.Exception] $Exception ) $indent = 1 $e = $Exception while ($e) { Write-Host ("{0,$indent}{1}" -f ('-' * $indent), $e.GetType().FullName) $indent += 2 $e = $e.InnerException } } |