Adding ForeGround Color to Powershell profile?

Question

I use the following to wrap my location in:

function prompt 
{ 
    if ($isAdmin) 
    {
        "[" + (Get-Location) + "] # "
    }
    else 
    {
        "[" + (Get-Location) + "] $ "
    }
}

This renders a location listing like so:

How can I color the location in using ForeGround color? I tried appending it but it did not work. I am not really sure what to do here, as I don't know how to apply a color to something that isn't WriteHost or WriteColor module.

Thanks!

Possible duplicate of [How to colorize the Powershell prompt?](https://superuser.com/questions/1259900/how-to-colorize-the-powershell-prompt) — harrymc, Mar 30 '19 at 10:06

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 30 '19 at 10:05

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This is only possible by using Write-Host.

For example, this simple Prompt method sets the color of the prompt to yellow:

function Prompt
{
    $promptString = "PS " + $(Get-Location) + ">"
    Write-Host $promptString -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow
    return " "
}

answered Mar 30 '19 at 10:05

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Thanks so much, works great! Appreciate it :D – Giacomo Mar 30 '19 at 13:28

Adding ForeGround Color to Powershell profile?

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