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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Dot sourcing a function does not allow $MyInvocation to be used as a default parameter","articleBody":"It can be useful to run functions (vs. scripts) in the current scope.  @jaykul's [Get-ParameterValues](https://gist.github.com/Jaykul/72f30dce2cca55e8cd73e97670db0b09/) is an example\r\n\r\nAt the moment, it appears that a dot sourced function does not actually run in the current scope.  Apologies if I'm using the wrong phrasing, the example should clarify things:\r\n\r\nSteps to reproduce\r\n------------------\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\nfunction Test-MyInvocationParam {\r\n    [cmdletbinding()]\r\n    param($Invocation = $MyInvocation)\r\n    $Invocation\r\n}\r\n\r\nfunction Test-Bug {\r\n    [cmdletbinding()]\r\n    param($a=1)\r\n    . Test-MyInvocationParam\r\n}\r\n\r\n(Test-Bug).MyCommand.Name\r\n```\r\n\r\nExpected behavior\r\n-----------------\r\n\r\n```none\r\nTest-Bug\r\n```\r\n\r\nActual behavior\r\n---------------\r\n\r\n```none\r\nTest-MyInvocationParam\r\n```\r\n\r\nEnvironment data\r\n----------------\r\n\r\n\u003c!-- provide the output of $PSVersionTable --\u003e\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\n\u003e $PSVersionTable\r\nName                           Value\r\n----                           -----\r\nPSVersion                      6.0.0-beta\r\nPSEdition                      Core\r\nGitCommitId                    v6.0.0-beta.7\r\nOS                             Darwin 16.7.0 Darwin Kernel Version 16.7.0: Th...\r\nPlatform                       Unix\r\nPSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}\r\nPSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3\r\nSerializationVersion           1.1.0.1\r\nWSManStackVersion              3.0\r\n```\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/RamblingCookieMonster","@type":"Person","name":"RamblingCookieMonster"},"datePublished":"2017-09-14T19:40:01.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":7},"url":"https://github.com/4840/PowerShell/issues/4840"}