Format-SpectreColumns

Description

This function creates a spectre columns widget that renders a collection of renderables in autosized columns to the console.
Columns can contain renderable items.
See https://spectreconsole.net/widgets/columns for more information.

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Examples

Example 1
This example demonstrates how to display a collection of strings in columns.

@("lorem", "ipsum", "dolor", "sit", "amet", "consectetur", "adipiscing", "elit,", "sed", "do", "eiusmod",
  "tempor", "incididunt", "ut", "labore", "et", "dolore", "magna", "aliqua.", "Ut", "enim", "ad", "minim",
  "veniam,", "quis", "nostrud", "exercitation", "ullamco", "laboris", "nisi", "ut", "aliquip", "ex", "ea",
  "commodo", "consequat", "duis", "aute", "irure", "dolor", "in", "reprehenderit", "in", "voluptate", "velit",
  "esse", "cillum", "dolore", "eu", "fugiat", "nulla", "pariatur", "excepteur", "sint", "occaecat",
  "cupidatat", "non", "proident", "sunt", "in", "culpa") | Foreach-Object { $_ } | Format-SpectreColumns

Example 2
This example demonstrates how to display a collection of panels that are expanded but with normal sized columns.

@("left", "middle", "right") | Foreach-Object { $_ | Format-SpectrePanel -Expand } | Format-SpectreColumns

Example 3
This example demonstrates how to display a collection of panels that are expanded and with expanded columns so it takes up the console width.

@("left", "middle", "right") | Foreach-Object { $_ | Format-SpectrePanel -Expand } | Format-SpectreColumns -Expand

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Parameters

Data

An array of objects containing the data to be displayed in the columns.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Object]	true	1	true (ByValue)

Padding

The padding to apply to the columns.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Int32]	false	2	false

Expand

A switch to expand the columns to fill the available space.

Type	Required	Position	PipelineInput
[Switch]	false	named	false

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Syntax

Format-SpectreColumns [-Data] <Object> [[-Padding] <Int32>] [-Expand] [<CommonParameters>]