silkiscsi

1.2.5

Private/Build-MenuFromArray.ps1

function Build-MenuFromArray {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [array]$array,
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [string]$property,
        [Parameter()]
        [string]$message = "Select item"
    )
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS

    Creates a text menu based on an array as provided.

    .EXAMPLE

    $filearray = Get-ChildItem | Where-Object {!$_.PSIsContainer}
    $selectedfile = Build-MenuFromArray -array $filearray -property "name" -message "Select file from the list"

    #>

    Write-Host '------'
    $menuarray = @()
        foreach ($i in $array) {
            $o = New-Object psobject
            $o | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name $property -Value $i.$property
            $menuarray += $o
        }
    $menu = @{}
    for (
        $i=1
        $i -le $menuarray.count
        $i++
    ) { Write-Host "$i. $($menuarray[$i-1].$property)" 
        $menu.Add($i,($menuarray[$i-1].$property))
    }
    Write-Host '------'
    [int]$mntselect = Read-Host $message
    $menu.Item($mntselect)
    Write-Host `n`n
}