Display the name of the currently executing function

Question

How can I retrieve the name of the function that is currently running in powershell? Here is an example of what I want:

Function write-FunctionName
{
write-host "The name of this function is: *SomethingGoesHereButWhat?*"
}

Then when I execute it, it will display this:

>write-FunctionName

The name of this function is: write-FunctioName

>

Can this be done? If so how?

Answer 1

The $MyInvocation variable contains information about whatever is currently executing:

Function write-FunctionName {     write-host ("The name of this function is: {0} " -f $MyInvocation.MyCommand) } 

For more information, see get-help about_automatic_variables, or the technet site here.