Defines the actions that the Windows PowerShell runtime takes when an error occurs, and when debugging, progress, warning, and verbose messages are written.

Namespace: System.Management.Automation
Assembly: System.Management.Automation (in system.management.automation.dll)

Usage

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Dim instance As ActionPreference

Syntax

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Visual Basic

Public Enumeration ActionPreference

C#

public enum ActionPreference

C++

public enum class ActionPreference

J#

public enum ActionPreference

JScript

public enum ActionPreference

Members

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Member name	Description
Continue	The Windows PowerShell runtime will continue processing and notify the user that an action has occurred.
Inquire	The Windows PowerShell runtime will stop processing and ask the user how it should proceed.
SilentlyContinue	The Windows PowerShell runtime will continue processing without notifying the user that an action has occurred.
Stop	The Windows PowerShell runtime will stop processing when an action occurs.

Remarks

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The actions that the Windows PowerShell runtime takes are also referred to as policies. For example, if a cmdlet ErrorAction parameter is set to SilentlyContinue, the cmdlet runs under a SilentlyContinue policy.

Platforms

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Development Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2

See Also

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Reference

System.Management.Automation Namespace

Other Resources

Windows PowerShell SDK