Set-MaxExpressionDisplayLength

Set-MaxExpressionDisplayLength

Adjusts the column width of the echoed input express to Assert-Expression.

Set-MaxExpressionDisplayLength [[-limit] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

Normally, Assert-Expression echoes up to 50 characters of its input expression, then reports failure details. Set-MaxExpressionDisplayLength lets you change that first column width.

-limit <Int32>

        Number of characters of the input expression to echo.

        Required?                    false

        Position?                    1

        Default value                50

        Accept pipeline input?       false

        Accept wildcard characters?  false

<CommonParameters>

        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

        OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, see 

        about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). 

None. You cannot pipe objects to Set-MaxExpressionDisplayLength.

None. Set-MaxExpressionDisplayLength does not generate any output.

        This function is part of the CleanCode toolbox

        from http://cleancode.sourceforge.net/.

        Since CleanCode 1.1.01.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

PS>Set-MaxExpressionDisplayLength 25

Reduce the first column width to 25.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

PS>Set-MaxExpressionDisplayLength

Reset the first column width to the default (50).