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Get-FormatData quietly ignores non-existing type-name arguments #4235

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Get-FormatData NoSuch.Type.Exists.Or.IsLoaded

Expected behavior

An error that indicates that the type does not exist (in the current session).

Actual behavior

A quiet no-op. No output, $? reports $True.

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PowerShell Core v6.0.0-beta.3 on macOS 10.12.5
PowerShell Core v6.0.0-beta.3 on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
PowerShell Core v6.0.0-beta.3 on Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit; v10.0.14393)
Windows PowerShell v5.1.15063.413 on Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit; v10.0.15063)

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    Resolution-FixedThe issue is fixed.Up-for-GrabsUp-for-grabs issues are not high priorities, and may be opportunities for external contributorsWG-Cmdlets-Utilitycmdlets in the Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility module

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