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BenDK
BenDK

Reputation: 141

Check for empty value in Array

How do I check for empty values in an hashtable, and list the item name as well ?

I could do if ($Vars.ContainsValue($null)) but this does not get me what item that has a $null value

    $Vars = @{

    1     = "CustomerID";
    2     = "DepartmentID";
    3     = "Environment";
    4     = "JoinDomain";
    5     = ""

}

if I do a foreach ($var in $vars) I get the whole hashtable?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1224

Answers (1)

DarkLite1
DarkLite1

Reputation: 14705

First of all this is not an array, because those are written as @('element1', 'element2'). This concerns a HashTable which is indicated as @{} and is enumerated by the GetEnumerator() method.

After that method it's simply a matter of filtering out what you need with the key and/or the value property.

$Vars = @{
    1 = "CustomerID";
    2 = "DepartmentID";
    3 = "Environment";
    4 = "JoinDomain";
    5 = ""
}

$VerbosePreference = 'Continue'

$Vars.GetEnumerator() | Where-Object {
    -not $_.Value
} | ForEach-Object {
    Write-Verbose "The key '$($_.Key)' has no value"
    # Other code for handling the key with no value
}

Upvotes: 2

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