PowerShell Form Data Output To JSON Format - powershell

Question

The following GIF image is an example of a dialog written use the C# programming language, which contains four controls!
Now, I want to use PowerShell to achieve the same functionality, I made the following design (such as the first dialog in the GIF picture):
The first control, the ID name is Input
The second control, the ID name is MultipleSelect
The third control, the ID name is InlineRadioOption
The fourth control, the ID name is Checkbox
When I click the OK button, I want to output the values ​​of all the controls to a JSON format object, for example: $CustomDialogResults
Later, I can get the value of each control in the following way (such as the second message box in the GIF image):
$CustomDialogResults.Input
$CustomDialogResults.MultipleSelect
$CustomDialogResults.InlineRadioOption
$CustomDialogResults.Checkbox
I want to know how to express objects in JSON format?
function Show-dialog_psf {
[void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089')
[void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a')
#endregion Import Assemblies
#----------------------------------------------
#region Generated Form Objects
#----------------------------------------------
[System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()
$form1 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Form'
$labelInlinRadios = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Label'
$panel1 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Panel'
$radiobuttonRadioOption3 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton'
$radiobuttonRadioOption1 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton'
$radiobuttonRadioOption2 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton'
$Checkbox = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox'
$MultipleSelect = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.CheckedListBox'
$labelMultipleSelect = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Label'
$input = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.TextBox'
$labelInput = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Label'
$buttonOK = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Button'
$InitialFormWindowState = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState'
#endregion Generated Form Objects
#----------------------------------------------
# User Generated Script
#----------------------------------------------
$form1_Load = {
#TODO: Initialize Form Controls here
}
$buttonOK_Click = {
$CustomDialogResults = #{
#$CustomDialogResults.Input,
#$CustomDialogResults.MultipleSelect,
#$CustomDialogResults.InlineRadioOption,
#$CustomDialogResults.Checkbox,
}
[void][System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show($CustomDialogResults, 'Title') # Casting the method to [void] suppresses the output.
}
# --End User Generated Script--
#----------------------------------------------
#region Generated Events
#----------------------------------------------
$Form_StateCorrection_Load=
{
#Correct the initial state of the form to prevent the .Net maximized form issue
$form1.WindowState = $InitialFormWindowState
}
$Form_Cleanup_FormClosed=
{
#Remove all event handlers from the controls
try
{
$buttonOK.remove_Click($buttonOK_Click)
$form1.remove_Load($form1_Load)
$form1.remove_Load($Form_StateCorrection_Load)
$form1.remove_FormClosed($Form_Cleanup_FormClosed)
}
catch { Out-Null <# Prevent PSScriptAnalyzer warning #> }
}
#endregion Generated Events
#----------------------------------------------
#region Generated Form Code
#----------------------------------------------
$form1.SuspendLayout()
$panel1.SuspendLayout()
#
# form1
#
$form1.Controls.Add($labelInlinRadios)
$form1.Controls.Add($panel1)
$form1.Controls.Add($Checkbox)
$form1.Controls.Add($MultipleSelect)
$form1.Controls.Add($labelMultipleSelect)
$form1.Controls.Add($input)
$form1.Controls.Add($labelInput)
$form1.Controls.Add($buttonOK)
$form1.AcceptButton = $buttonOK
$form1.AutoScaleDimensions = '6, 13'
$form1.AutoScaleMode = 'Font'
$form1.ClientSize = '436, 288'
$form1.FormBorderStyle = 'FixedDialog'
$form1.MaximizeBox = $False
$form1.MinimizeBox = $False
$form1.Name = 'form1'
$form1.StartPosition = 'CenterScreen'
$form1.Text = 'Form'
$form1.add_Load($form1_Load)
#
# labelInlinRadios
#
$labelInlinRadios.AutoSize = $True
$labelInlinRadios.Location = '21, 172'
$labelInlinRadios.Name = 'labelInlinRadios'
$labelInlinRadios.Size = '63, 17'
$labelInlinRadios.TabIndex = 10
$labelInlinRadios.Text = 'Inlin Radios'
$labelInlinRadios.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
#
# panel1
#
$panel1.Controls.Add($radiobuttonRadioOption3)
$panel1.Controls.Add($radiobuttonRadioOption1)
$panel1.Controls.Add($radiobuttonRadioOption2)
$panel1.AutoSize = $True
$panel1.Location = '95, 162'
$panel1.Name = 'panel1'
$panel1.Size = '329, 32'
$panel1.TabIndex = 9
#
# radiobuttonRadioOption3
#
$radiobuttonRadioOption3.Location = '217, 5'
$radiobuttonRadioOption3.Name = 'radiobuttonRadioOption3'
$radiobuttonRadioOption3.Size = '105, 24'
$radiobuttonRadioOption3.TabIndex = 7
$radiobuttonRadioOption3.TabStop = $True
$radiobuttonRadioOption3.Text = 'Radio option3'
$radiobuttonRadioOption3.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
$radiobuttonRadioOption3.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# radiobuttonRadioOption1
#
$radiobuttonRadioOption1.Location = '7, 4'
$radiobuttonRadioOption1.Name = 'radiobuttonRadioOption1'
$radiobuttonRadioOption1.Size = '105, 24'
$radiobuttonRadioOption1.TabIndex = 5
$radiobuttonRadioOption1.TabStop = $True
$radiobuttonRadioOption1.Text = 'Radio option1'
$radiobuttonRadioOption1.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
$radiobuttonRadioOption1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# radiobuttonRadioOption2
#
$radiobuttonRadioOption2.Location = '112, 4'
$radiobuttonRadioOption2.Name = 'radiobuttonRadioOption2'
$radiobuttonRadioOption2.Size = '105, 24'
$radiobuttonRadioOption2.TabIndex = 6
$radiobuttonRadioOption2.TabStop = $True
$radiobuttonRadioOption2.Text = 'Radio option2'
$radiobuttonRadioOption2.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
$radiobuttonRadioOption2.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# Checkbox
#
$Checkbox.Location = '102, 200'
$Checkbox.Name = 'Checkbox'
$Checkbox.Size = '104, 24'
$Checkbox.TabIndex = 8
$Checkbox.Text = 'checkbox1'
$Checkbox.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
$Checkbox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
#
# MultipleSelect
#
$MultipleSelect.CheckOnClick = $True
$MultipleSelect.FormattingEnabled = $True
[void]$MultipleSelect.Items.Add('Multiple Select option1')
[void]$MultipleSelect.Items.Add('Multiple Select option2')
[void]$MultipleSelect.Items.Add('Multiple Select option3')
$MultipleSelect.Location = '121, 68'
$MultipleSelect.Name = 'MultipleSelect'
$MultipleSelect.Size = '277, 79'
$MultipleSelect.TabIndex = 4
$MultipleSelect.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
#
# labelMultipleSelect
#
$labelMultipleSelect.AutoSize = $True
$labelMultipleSelect.Location = '27, 68'
$labelMultipleSelect.Name = 'labelMultipleSelect'
$labelMultipleSelect.Size = '78, 17'
$labelMultipleSelect.TabIndex = 3
$labelMultipleSelect.Text = 'Multiple Select'
$labelMultipleSelect.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
#
# input
#
$input.Location = '121, 31'
$input.Name = 'input'
$input.Size = '277, 20'
$input.TabIndex = 2
$input.Text = 'input text'
#
# labelInput
#
$labelInput.AutoSize = $True
$labelInput.Location = '76, 34'
$labelInput.Name = 'labelInput'
$labelInput.Size = '29, 17'
$labelInput.TabIndex = 1
$labelInput.Text = 'Input'
$labelInput.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
#
# buttonOK
#
$buttonOK.Anchor = 'Bottom, Right'
$buttonOK.DialogResult = 'OK'
$buttonOK.Location = '349, 253'
$buttonOK.Name = 'buttonOK'
$buttonOK.Size = '75, 23'
$buttonOK.TabIndex = 0
$buttonOK.Text = '&OK'
$buttonOK.UseCompatibleTextRendering = $True
$buttonOK.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
$buttonOK.add_Click($buttonOK_Click)
$panel1.ResumeLayout()
$form1.ResumeLayout()
#endregion Generated Form Code
#----------------------------------------------
#Save the initial state of the form
$InitialFormWindowState = $form1.WindowState
#Init the OnLoad event to correct the initial state of the form
$form1.add_Load($Form_StateCorrection_Load)
#Clean up the control events
$form1.add_FormClosed($Form_Cleanup_FormClosed)
#Show the Form
return $form1.ShowDialog()
} #End Function
#Call the form
Show-dialog_psf | Out-Null

Answer 1

Change your buttonOk click function to get desire output :
Note : This is the sample json, you have yo replace the hard-coded string with your actual values | objects.
$buttonOK_Click = {
$CustomDialogResults = #{}
$CustomDialogResults.Add("Input",$txtinput.Text)
$CustomDialogResults.Add("MultipleSelect",$MultipleSelect.CheckedItems)
$CustomDialogResults.Add("Checkbox", $Checkbox.Checked)
$selectedradio = $null ;
switch($True)
{
$($radiobuttonRadioOption1.Checked){
$selectedradio = $radiobuttonRadioOption1.Text ;
}
$($radiobuttonRadioOption2.Checked){
$selectedradio = $radiobuttonRadioOption2.Text ;
}
$($radiobuttonRadioOption3.Checked){
$selectedradio = $radiobuttonRadioOption3.Text ;
}
}
$CustomDialogResults.Add("InlineRadioOption",$selectedradio)
$temp = ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $CustomDialogResults
[void][System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show($temp, 'Title')
}

Answer 2

I would do something like this in ur ButtonOk_click eventhandler.
function Get-RadioButtonCheck
{
#if-else logic
#returns which Radio button is checked
$CheckedRadioButton = "RadioButton1" #as an example
Return $CheckedRadioButton
}
$CustomDialogResults = [PSCustomObject]#{
Input = $($input.Text)
MultipleSelect = $($MultipleSelect.SelectedItems)
InlineRadioOption = Get-RadioButtonCheck
Checkbox = $($Checkbox.Checked)
}
$JSONdata = $CustomDialogResults | ConvertTo-Json
#Now you can output this $JSONdata to a file or text box or even a Messagebox like u are already doing