Private/New-GenericObject.ps1
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function New-GenericObject { # Creates an object of a generic type - see http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/2006/08/18/creating-generic-types-in-powershell/ # this is only used for powershell v2 and earlier param( [string] $typeName = $(throw "Please specify a generic type name"), [string[]] $typeParameters = $(throw "Please specify the type parameters"), [object[]] $constructorParameters ) ## Create the generic type name $genericTypeName = $typeName + '`' + $typeParameters.Count $genericType = [Type] $genericTypeName if(-not $genericType) { throw "Could not find generic type $genericTypeName" } ## Bind the type arguments to it [type[]] $typedParameters = $typeParameters $closedType = $genericType.MakeGenericType($typedParameters) if(-not $closedType) { throw "Could not make closed type $genericType" } ## Create the closed version of the generic type ,[Activator]::CreateInstance($closedType, $constructorParameters) } |