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Copper Contributor

Aug 05, 2024

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Why do I get name printed 3 times instead of 2?

Hi , here's my code: Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Web $fileInGpx = "b.gpx" [hashtable]$wptsUnique = @{} [xml]$xml = Get-Content -Path $fileInGpx -Encoding UTF8 function trySetWp...

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MMeyer260
Aug 05, 2024
senglorychange line 34 to:
trySetWptColor $wpt $wptExisting
Passing multiple arguments to a function in PowerShell should not use commas to separate them, and function calls should not use parentheses. By using a comma, you are actually passing two variables merged into a single array ($wpti) whose first element is of type System.Xml.XmlElement and whose second element is a hashtable. The second variable ($wptExisting) is null. On line 12, Write-Host was writing all elements of the array that had a property called Name.

MMeyer260

Copper Contributor

Aug 05, 2024

senglorychange line 34 to:

trySetWptColor $wpt $wptExisting

Passing multiple arguments to a function in PowerShell should not use commas to separate them, and function calls should not use parentheses. By using a comma, you are actually passing two variables merged into a single array ($wpti) whose first element is of type System.Xml.XmlElement and whose second element is a hashtable. The second variable ($wptExisting) is null. On line 12, Write-Host was writing all elements of the array that had a property called Name.