Is there a way to retrieve a PowerShell function name from within a function?

Asked 2010-09-11T02:25:48.603

For example:

function Foo { 
    [string]$functionName = commandRetrievesFoo
    Write-Host "This function is called $functionName"
}

Output:

PS > Foo
This function is called foo

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1 Answer

You can use $MyInvocation which contains some useful information about what is currently executed.

function foo {
    'This function is called {0}.' -f $MyInvocation.MyCommand
}

answered 2010-09-11T11:34:28.840