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Enable Write-Information to accept $null #8774

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enable write-information to accept $null
SteveL-MSFT Jan 29, 2019
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fix typo, change test to fail on error if behavior reverted
SteveL-MSFT Jan 29, 2019
88e91d0
address Rob's feedback
SteveL-MSFT Jan 29, 2019
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address Rob's feedback
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/write.cs
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Expand Up @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ public sealed class WriteInformationCommand : PSCmdlet
/// </summary>
[Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = true, ValueFromPipeline = true)]
[Alias("Msg", "Message")]
[AllowNull]
public object MessageData { get; set; }

/// <summary>
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Write-Stream.Tests.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -114,5 +114,12 @@ Describe "Stream writer tests" -Tags "CI" {
$result.Count | Should -Be $returnCount
(Compare-Object $result $returnValue -SyncWindow 0).length | Should -Be 0
}

It "Write-Information accepts `$Null" {
$streamPath = Join-Path $testdrive information.txt
$null | Write-Information -Tags myTag -ErrorAction Stop -InformationAction SilentlyContinue -InformationVariable i
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$i.Tags | Should -BeExactly "myTag"
$i.MessageData | Should -Be $null
}
}
}