| external help file | online version | schema |
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PowerShellEditorServices.Commands-help.xml |
2.0.0 |
Find a specific element in an abstract syntax tree (AST).
Find-Ast [[-FilterScript] <ScriptBlock>] [-Ast <Ast>] [-Before] [-Family] [-First] [-Last] [-Ancestor]
[-IncludeStartingAst] [<CommonParameters>]Find-Ast [-AtCursor] [<CommonParameters>]The Find-Ast function can be used to easily find a specific AST within a script file. All ASTs following the initial starting AST will be searched, including those that are not part of the same tree.
The behavior of the search (such as direction and criteria) can be changed with parameters.
Additionally, you can find the AST closest to the cursor with the "AtCursor" switch parameter.
Find-AstReturns all ASTs in the currently open file in the editor.
Find-Ast -First -IncludeStartingAstReturns the top level AST in the currently open file in the editor.
Find-Ast { $PSItem -is [FunctionDefinitionAst] }Returns all function definition ASTs in the AST of file currently open in the editor.
Find-Ast { $_.Member }Returns all member expressions in the file currently open in the editor.
Find-Ast { $_.InvocationOperator -eq 'Dot' } | Find-Ast -Family { $_.VariablePath }Returns all variable expressions used in a dot-source expression.
Find-Ast { 'PowerShellVersion' -eq $_ } |
Find-Ast -First |
Set-ScriptExtent -Text '4.0' -AsStringThis example sets the required PowerShell version in a module manifest to 4.0.
First it finds the AST of the PowerShellVersion manifest field, then finds the first AST directly after it and changes the text to '4.0'. This will not work if the field is commented.
Find-Ast { $_.ArgumentName -eq 'ParameterSetName' -and $_.Argument.Value -eq 'ByPosition' } |
Find-Ast -First -Ancestor { $_ -is [System.Management.Automation.Language.ParameterAst] } |
ForEach-Object { $_.Name.VariablePath.UserPath }This example gets a list of all parameters that belong to the 'ByPosition' parameter set. First it uses the ArgumentName and Argument properties of NamedAttributeArgumentAst to find the ASTs of arguments to the Parameter attribute that declare the 'ByPosition' parameter set. It then finds the closest parent ParameterAst and retrieves the name from it.
$companyName = Find-Ast {
$_.Value -eq 'CompanyName' -or
(Find-Ast -Ast $_ -First -Before).Value -eq 'CompanyName'
}
$previousField = $companyName[0] | Find-Ast -First -Before { $_.StringConstantType -eq 'BareWord' }
$companyNameComments = $companyName.Extent, $previousField.Extent |
Join-ScriptExtent |
Get-Token |
Where-Object Kind -eq 'Comment'
$fullManifestElement = $companyNameComments.Extent, $companyName.Extent | Join-ScriptExtentThis example shows off ways you can combine the position functions together to get very specific portions of a script file. The result of this example is a ScriptExtent that includes a manifest field, value, and all comments above it.
Specifies a script block that returns $true if an AST should be returned. Uses $PSItem and $_ like Where-Object. If not specified all ASTs will be returned.
Type: ScriptBlock
Parameter Sets: FilterScript
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the starting AST. The default is the AST of the current file in PowerShell Editor Services.
Type: Ast
Parameter Sets: FilterScript
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the direction of the search will be reversed.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FilterScript
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSearches only children of the starting AST. When used with the "Before" parameter then only ancestors will be searched.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FilterScript
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseReturns only the first result. This will be the closest AST that matches.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FilterScript
Aliases: Closest, F
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseReturns only the last result. This will be the furthest AST that matches.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FilterScript
Aliases: Furthest
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSearches only ancestors of the starting AST. This is a convenience parameter that acts the same as the "Family" and "Before" parameters when used together.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FilterScript
Aliases: Parent
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the starting AST will be included if matched.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: FilterScript
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseReturns the smallest AST that the cursor is within.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: AtCursor
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
You can pass ASTs to search to this function.
ASTs that match the criteria will be returned to the pipeline.