Write Preferences

Messages can be written with;

Write-Verbose "Detailed Message"
Write-Information "Information Message"
Write-Debug "Debug Message"
Write-Progress "Progress Message"
Write-Warning "Warning Message"

Each of these has a preference variable;

$VerbosePreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$InformationPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$DebugPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$ProgressPreference = "Continue"
$WarningPreference = "Continue"

The preference variable controls how the message and subsequent execution of the script are handled;

$InformationPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
Write-Information "This message will not be shown and execution continues"

$InformationPreference = "Continue"
Write-Information "This message is shown and execution continues"

$InformationPreference = "Inquire"
Write-Information "This message is shown and execution will optionally continue"

$InformationPreference = "Stop"
Write-Information "This message is shown and execution terminates"

The color of the messages can be controlled for Write-Error by setting;

$host.PrivateData.ErrorBackgroundColor = "Black"
$host.PrivateData.ErrorForegroundColor = "Red"

Similar settings are available for Write-Verbose, Write-Debug and Write-Warning.

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