Use-Culture #
SYNOPSIS #
Performs any function in the context of another culture
SYNTAX #
Use-Culture [[-culture] <CultureInfo>] [[-script] <ScriptBlock>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION #
This function can be used to format dates or numbers in the context of a different culture. For example, the output of the date in French format.
EXAMPLES #
Example 1:Date output in french #
PS C:\> Use-Culture -culture 'fr-FR' -script { $(Get-Date) }
# Output
dimanche 26 février 2023 15:51:53
The date output is in a culture different from Windows. This makes it easy to provide data exports for another country or to read them.
PARAMETERS #
-culture #
Specification of the culture in .NET format. de-DE for German, en-US for English US-American etc.
Type: CultureInfo
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-script #
The script must always be specified in curly brackets.
Type: ScriptBlock
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters #
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.