You can add color in (I used Green, but that’s up to you) with some minor adjustments to your code:
function Create-Menu {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)][String]$MenuTitle,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)][array]$MenuOptions
)
# test if we're not running in the ISE
if ($Host.Name -match 'ISE') {
Throw "This menu must be run in PowerShell Console"
}
$MaxValue = $MenuOptions.Count-1
$Selection = 0
$EnterPressed = $False
While(!$EnterPressed) {
# draw the menu
Clear-Host
for ($i = 0; $i -le $MaxValue; $i++){
[int]$Width = [math]::Max($MenuTitle.Length, ($MenuOptions | Measure-Object -Property Length -Maximum).Maximum)
[int]$Buffer = if (($Width * 1.5) -gt 78) { (78 - $width) / 2 } else { $width / 4 }
$Buffer = [math]::Min(6, $Buffer)
$MaxWidth = $Buffer * 2 + $Width + $MenuOptions.Count.ToString().Length
Write-Host ("╔" + "═" * $maxwidth + "╗")
# write the title if present
if (!([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($MenuTitle))) {
$leftSpace = ' ' * [Math]::Floor(($maxwidth - $MenuTitle.Length)/2)
$rightSpace = ' ' * [Math]::Ceiling(($maxwidth - $MenuTitle.Length)/2)
Write-Host ("║" + $leftSpace + $MenuTitle + $rightSpace + "║")
Write-Host ("╟" + "─" * $maxwidth + "╢")
}
# write the menu option lines
for($i = 0; $i -lt $MenuOptions.Count; $i++){
$Item = "$($i + 1). "
$Option = $MenuOptions[$i]
$leftSpace = ' ' * $Buffer
$rightSpace = ' ' * ($MaxWidth - $Buffer - $Item.Length - $Option.Length)
$line = "║" + $leftSpace + $Item + $Option + $rightSpace + "║"
if ($Selection -eq $i) {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Green
}
else {
Write-Host $line
}
}
Write-Host ("╚" + "═" * $maxwidth + "╝")
}
# wait for an accepted key press
do {
$KeyInput = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown').VirtualKeyCode
} while (13, 38, 40 -notcontains $KeyInput)
Switch($KeyInput){
13{
$EnterPressed = $True
return $Selection
}
38 {
$Selection--
if ($Selection -lt 0){ $Selection = $MaxValue }
break
}
40 {
$Selection++
if ($Selection -gt $MaxValue) { $Selection = 0 }
# or: $Selection = ($Selection + 1) % ($MaxValue + 1)
break
}
}
}
}
#MainMenu
function MainMenu {
$selected = Create-Menu -MenuTitle "Tools" -MenuOptions "Lookup","Prep","Tools","Settings","Cleanup and Exit"
switch ($selected) {
0 {"Lookup"}
1 {"PrepMenu"}
2 {"ToolsMenu"}
3 {"SettingsMenu"}
4 {"CleanupAndExit"}
}
}
MainMenu
Edit
Just for the fun of it, the above code uses Clear-Host
before each redraw of the menu which results in a workable, but flickering menu.
Below the same menu, but this time it redraws without first clearing the console window resulting in a much smoother menu.
function Create-Menu {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][string] $MenuTitle = $null,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string[]]$MenuOptions
)
# test if we're not running in the ISE
if ($Host.Name -match 'ISE') {
Throw "This menu must be run in PowerShell Console"
}
$MaxValue = $MenuOptions.Count-1
$Selection = 0
$EnterPressed = $False
[console]::CursorVisible = $false # prevents cursor flickering
Clear-Host
while(!$EnterPressed) {
# draw the menu without Clear-Host to prevent flicker
[console]::SetCursorPosition(0,0)
for ($i = 0; $i -le $MaxValue; $i++){
[int]$Width = [math]::Max($MenuTitle.Length, ($MenuOptions | Measure-Object -Property Length -Maximum).Maximum)
[int]$Buffer = if (($Width * 1.5) -gt 78) { (78 - $width) / 2 } else { $width / 4 }
$Buffer = [math]::Min(6, $Buffer)
$MaxWidth = $Buffer * 2 + $Width + $MenuOptions.Count.ToString().Length
Write-Host ("╔" + "═" * $maxwidth + "╗")
# write the title if present
if (!([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($MenuTitle))) {
$leftSpace = ' ' * [Math]::Floor(($maxwidth - $MenuTitle.Length)/2)
$rightSpace = ' ' * [Math]::Ceiling(($maxwidth - $MenuTitle.Length)/2)
Write-Host ("║" + $leftSpace + $MenuTitle + $rightSpace + "║")
Write-Host ("╟" + "─" * $maxwidth + "╢")
}
# write the menu option lines
for($i = 0; $i -lt $MenuOptions.Count; $i++){
$Item = "$($i + 1). "
$Option = $MenuOptions[$i]
$leftSpace = ' ' * $Buffer
$rightSpace = ' ' * ($MaxWidth - $Buffer - $Item.Length - $Option.Length)
$line = "║" + $leftSpace + $Item + $Option + $rightSpace + "║"
if ($Selection -eq $i) {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Green
}
else {
Write-Host $line
}
}
Write-Host ("╚" + "═" * $maxwidth + "╝")
}
# wait for an accepted key press
do {
$KeyInput = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown').VirtualKeyCode
} while (13, 38, 40 -notcontains $KeyInput)
Switch($KeyInput){
13{
$EnterPressed = $True
[console]::CursorVisible = $true # reset the cursors visibility
return $Selection
}
38 {
$Selection--
if ($Selection -lt 0){ $Selection = $MaxValue }
break
}
40 {
$Selection++
if ($Selection -gt $MaxValue) { $Selection = 0 }
# or: $Selection = ($Selection + 1) % ($MaxValue + 1)
break
}
}
}
}
#MainMenu
function MainMenu {
$selected = Create-Menu -MenuTitle "Tools" -MenuOptions "Lookup","Prep","Tools","Settings","Cleanup and Exit"
switch ($selected) {
0 {"Lookup"}
1 {"PrepMenu"}
2 {"ToolsMenu"}
3 {"SettingsMenu"}
4 {"CleanupAndExit"}
}
}
MainMenu
CLICK HERE to find out more related problems solutions.