MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.Conventions.HierarchicalDiscriminatorConvention.GetDiscriminator C# (CSharp) Method

GetDiscriminator() public method

Gets the discriminator value for an actual type.
public GetDiscriminator ( Type nominalType, Type actualType ) : BsonValue
nominalType System.Type The nominal type.
actualType System.Type The actual type.
return BsonValue
        public override BsonValue GetDiscriminator(Type nominalType, Type actualType)
        {
            var classMap = BsonClassMap.LookupClassMap(actualType);
            if (actualType != nominalType || classMap.DiscriminatorIsRequired || classMap.HasRootClass)
            {
                if (classMap.HasRootClass && !classMap.IsRootClass)
                {
                    var values = new List<BsonValue>();
                    for (; !classMap.IsRootClass; classMap = classMap.BaseClassMap)
                    {
                        values.Add(classMap.Discriminator);
                    }
                    values.Add(classMap.Discriminator); // add the root class's discriminator
                    return new BsonArray(values.Reverse<BsonValue>()); // reverse to put leaf class last
                }
                else
                {
                    return classMap.Discriminator;
                }
            }

            return null;
        }
    }