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powershell validation function PowerShell

I've hit a wall trying to This might be a silly question, but I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer... I'm trying to create an advanced function in PowerShell 7.3 that uses `ValidateSet` for parameter validation, but I'm running into issues when I try to pass a variable containing a value from the set. The function is supposed to accept one of several predefined strings, but when I pass a variable that holds one of those values, I get the following behavior: ``` want to validate argument on parameter 'Status'. The argument "$dynamicStatus" does not belong to the set "Active, Inactive, Pending". ``` Here's a snippet of my code: ```powershell function Set-UserStatus { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [ValidateSet("Active", "Inactive", "Pending")] [string]$Status ) # Assuming the Status is processed here Write-Output "User status set to: $Status" } $dynamicStatus = "Active" Set-UserStatus -Status $dynamicStatus ``` I've confirmed that `$dynamicStatus` does indeed hold the value "Active". I even tried to force it as a string explicitly using `[string]$dynamicStatus` before passing it to the function, but the behavior continues. Is there something I'm missing regarding how `ValidateSet` handles parameter validation? I also checked that the variable's value does not have extra spaces or different casing. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. I'm working on a service that needs to handle this. How would you solve this? I'm working on a service that needs to handle this. What's the best practice here? For context: I'm using Powershell on Windows. Thanks in advance! For reference, this is a production REST API. I've been using Powershell for about a year now. Is this even possible?