PowerShell/test/powershell/Write-Error.Tests.ps1

Describe "Write-Error" {
    It "Should be able to throw" {
        Write-Error "test throw" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Should Throw
    }

    It "Should throw a non-terminating error" {
        Write-Error "test throw" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

        1 + 1 | Should Be 2
    }

    It "Should trip an exception using the exception switch" {
        $var = 0
        try
        {
            Write-Error -Exception -Message "test throw"
        }
        catch [System.Exception]
        {
            
            $var++
        }
        finally
        {
            $var | Should Be 1
        }
    }

    It "Should output the error message to the `$error automatic variable" {
        $theError = "Error: Too many input values."
        write-error -message $theError -category InvalidArgument -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

        $error[0]| Should Be $theError
    }
}