Handle $ErrorActionPreference value

[jackpoz]

Type

• Bug Fix
• New Feature
• Sample

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What is in this Pull Request ?

Handle $ErrorActionPreference global PowerShell variable in the same way as -ErrorAction cmdlet parameter is handled when throwing exceptions. Documentation about $ErrorActionPreference at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_preference_variables?view=powershell-7.4#erroractionpreference

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' can be put on top of scripts and it will change the behavior of ErrorAction for the whole PowerShell session.

Behavior before this change. Notice how the callstack shows the generic PnPConnectedCmdlet.ProcessRecord() method:

Behavior after this change. Notice how Get-PnPException shows the full callstack including GetList.ExecuteCmdlet() :

-ErrorAction:Stop cmdlet parameter still works:

-ErrorAction:Stop also takes precedence over $ErrorActionPreference:

[gautamdsheth]

Thanks @jackpoz , great addition, much appreciated !