Powershell - Syntax error - pasting string from a function into "-Filter"

Question

Here is my code: I try to build a filter string in a function and us it in and get-adobject command, but I get an syntax error an position 1

function build-filter ([string]$searchName)
{
$searchName = '"' + $searchName + '"'
$searchName = "{name -like " + $searchName + "}"
return [string]$searchName
}

$searchname = "user1"

$filter = build-filter $searchname

Get-ADObject -Filter $filter

This is the Error message, unfortunatelly in German

Get-ADObject : Fehler beim Analysieren der Abfrage: "{name -like "user1"}" Fehlermeldung: "syntax error" an folgender Position: "1". In Zeile:12 Zeichen:1 + Get-ADObject -Filter $filter + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [Get-ADObject], ADFilterParsingException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ActiveDirectoryCmdlet:Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADFilterParsingEx ception,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADObject

what am I doing wrong here? do I missunderstand some concept?

It may help if you translate the error message. Even though I studied German at school, it's far from enough to understand the above. — Victor Zakharov
– Victor Zakharov, Commented May 14, 2013 at 14:23
unfortunatelly this didnt work. but leaving out the curly bracets helps as suggested by C.B. thanks anyway — Anduin
– Anduin, Commented May 15, 2013 at 11:40

CB. · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-14 14:29:50Z

1

try changing this:

$searchName = "{name -like " + $searchName + "}"

in

$searchName = "name -like $searchName"

answered May 14, 2013 at 14:29

CB.

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Anduin Over a year ago

the seccond suggestion works: $searchName = "name -like $searchName" I guess the "{" is the one producing the error.

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