In a Cmdlet, how can I detect if the Debug flag is set?

Question

I\'m writing a PowerShell Cmdlet and using WriteDebug, but I want to write an object which requires an extra API call, and I\'d rather not make that call when debugging is t

Answer 1

Try this:

$Debug = $psboundparameters.debug.ispresent


if ($Debug){
  Write-Debug(string.Format("Name : {0}", api.GetName(myobj))
  }