Enable type conversion of AutomationNull to $null for assignment #19415
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PR Summary
Summary
Fix a bug in type conversion when setting a property to
AutomationNull.Value. Add a test case to verify the fix.Walkthrough
AutomationNull.Valuewould not be equivalent to setting it tonullin type conversion (link insrc/System.Management.Automation/engine/LanguagePrimitives.cs)We've made the call previously that AutomationNull.Value should be treated as $null in most cases. The change here detects that the value is AutomationNull and uses null instead.
PR Context
Fix #19402
PR Checklist
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