Function returns using ADSI

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I have a function which does adsi updates called set-adsiobj
The main code is here:

    try {
        $adobj = [ADSI]"LDAP://$ObjectDN"
        $adobj.PutEx($PutexAction, $Attribute, @($Value))
        $adobj.setinfo()
        return $true
    }
    catch {
        $global:SetAdsiError = $_
        return $false
    }

If I call a function like this with valid params: $result = get-adsiobj …
… the value of $result is weird
i.e. if the setinfo succeeds, $result is a two element array with the second element = $true
if the setinfo fails, $result is a three element array with the third element = $false

Any idea of whats happening or how I can get this to return simply true or false?

btw - the other elements in the array are $null. Its like the putex or setinfo are returning null values?

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The methods you’re using have output, and in PowerShell all unassigned output is returned. If you don’t want the data assign it, or pipe it, to null.

# Assigned example
$null = $adobj.PutEx($PutexAction, $Attribute, @($Value))
# Piped example
$adobj.setinfo() | Out-Null

Because all output is returned by default, in PowerShell it’s considered a best practice to not explicitly declare the return keyword unless you’re using it to exit a function at a specific point.

try {
    $adobj = [ADSI]"LDAP://$ObjectDN"
    $null = $adobj.PutEx($PutexAction, $Attribute, @($Value))
    $null = $adobj.setinfo()
    $true
}
catch {
    $global:SetAdsiError = $_
    $false
}
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