Q. How can I make a PowerShell script or function have mandatory parameters?

Q. How can I make a PowerShell script or function have mandatory parameters?

A. There are a couple of ways to have mandatory parameters. The best way is to use the \[CmdletBinding()\] parameter syntax, as described in PowerShell's about_functions_advanced_parameters Help topic. This attribute allows you to add a Mandatory=$true attribute to the parameters that you want to make mandatory.

 Another approach is to assign a "default" value that throws an error:

 Param($myparam=$(throw ‘This is required.'))

If the parameter isn't provided, an error would be thrown. I think that syntax is a bit harder to read than the [CmdletBinding()] technique, though.

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