ValidateSet values with spaces

Question

Here's an example of ValidateSet where the values are strings which contain spaces:

function Test-ValidateSet
{ 
    param ([ValidateSet("abc def", "ghi jkl")][String]$Val) 

    $Val 
}

The IntelliSense works, however the completed value isn't quoted.

Is there a way to get the completed values to be quoted?

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score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 23 '13 at 19:09

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answered Dec 23 '13 at 19:09

Rune Mariboe · Answer 2 · 2014-01-12T01:06:06.843

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You'll have to quote yourself:

[ValidateSet("'abc def'", "'ghi jkl'")]

Though that looks silly if you intellisense after adding quotes in the command line:

Test-ValidateSet -Val ''ghi jkl''

DynamicParam doesn't work well with quoted values either.

edited Jan 12 '14 at 01:06

answered Jan 09 '14 at 01:08

Rune Mariboe

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I get an error when I try to use that.. The argument "abc def" does not belong to the set "'abc def'", "'ghi jkl'" – David Gardiner Jul 22 '14 at 04:40

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