System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.ELinq.ExpressionConverter.Project C# (CSharp) Method

        private DbExpression Project(DbExpressionBinding input, DbExpression projection)
        {
            var retExpr = _orderByLifter.Project(input, projection);
            // For identity projection only, the Span is preserved
            if (projection.ExpressionKind == DbExpressionKind.VariableReference
                &&
                ((DbVariableReferenceExpression)projection).VariableName.Equals(input.VariableName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
            {
                ApplySpanMapping(input.Expression, retExpr);
            }
            return retExpr;
        }