Get-Set Choice Field Value in SharePoint using PowerShell

Here is my nifty collection of PowerShell scripts to read or update values in Choice column in SharePoint. 


SharePoint: PowerShell to Get Choice Field Value
PowerShell to get choice field values

#Define URL and List name variables 
$WebURL="http://intranet.crescent.com/"
$ListName ="Projects"

$Web = Get-SPWeb $WebURL
$List = $Web.lists.TryGetList($ListName)

#Get the 1st item stored in the list
$Item = $list.items[0]

#Get the formatted value of "Department" choice column
Write-host "Choice Field Value:" $item.GetFormattedValue("Department")

PowerShell to Get Multiple Choices Field Value
We can get choice field value programmatically using this PowerShell script.

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

$WebURL="http://intranet.crescent.com/"
$ListName ="Projects"
$MultiChoiceFieldName="Category"

$Web = Get-SPWeb $WebURL
$List = $Web.lists.TryGetList($ListName)
#Get the 1st item stored in the list
$Item = $List.items[0]

#Get the multiple choice field 
$MultiChoiceValues = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldMultiChoiceValue($Item[$MultiChoiceFieldName])

#Print Each Value
For($I=0; $I -lt $MultiChoiceValues.count; $I++)
{            
 write-host $MultiChoiceValues[$I]
}

SharePoint: Set Choice Field Value using PowerShell
This PowerShell script adds value to choice column

#Define URL and List name variables 
$WebURL="http://sharepoint.brightpoint.com/sites/Operations/"
$ListName ="List Versions"

#Get the Web and Lists objects
$web = Get-SPWeb $WebURL
$List = $web.Lists[$ListName]

#Add new Get the 1st item stored in the list
$Item = $list.AddItem()
$item["Title"] = "Test001" #Set Mandatory title field
#sharepoint 2010 powershell update choice field
$item["Department"] = "Sales"
$item.Update(

Set Multi-Choice Field value using PowerShell:
This Sets multi choice field programmatically

#Add new Get the 1st item stored in the list
$Item = $list.AddItem()
$item["Title"] = "Test009"

#Set Choice values
$choicevalues = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldMultiChoiceValue
$choicevalues.Add("Sales")            
$choicevalues.Add("Purchase")    

$list.Fields["Department"].ParseAndSetValue($item,$choicevalues)

#Commit changes
$item.Update()

This sets value of choice field.

Update Choice Field Check boxes (allow multiple selections) Values:
Here is an another method to set multi choice column. 

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

#Define URL and List name variables 
$WebURL="http://portal.crescent.com/sites/ops"
$ListName ="News"
 
#Get the Web and List and Item objects
$web = Get-SPWeb $WebURL
$List = $web.Lists[$ListName]
$Item = $List.GetItemById(1)

#Set Choice values
$choicevalues = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldMultiChoiceValue
$choicevalues.Add("News")            
$choicevalues.Add("Flash News")    

#sharepoint Powershell to update choice field
$item["Category"] = $Choicevalues
$item.Update()

Write-host "Choice field values updated for item!"