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BsonExtensionMethods.ToBson Method (Object, Type, BsonBinaryWriterSettings, IBsonSerializer, Action<BsonSerializationContext.Builder>, BsonSerializationArgs, Int32)

Serializes an object to a BSON byte array.

Namespace:  MongoDB.Bson
Assembly:  MongoDB.Bson (in MongoDB.Bson.dll) Version: 2.22.0+75246110ed1247226fcc7f8eb2c54ffab745693e
Syntax
public static byte[] ToBson(
	this Object obj,
	Type nominalType,
	BsonBinaryWriterSettings writerSettings = null,
	IBsonSerializer serializer = null,
	Action<BsonSerializationContext.Builder> configurator = null,
	BsonSerializationArgs args = default,
	int estimatedBsonSize = 0
)

Parameters

obj
Type: System.Object
The object.
nominalType
Type: System.Type
The nominal type of the object..
writerSettings (Optional)
Type: MongoDB.Bson.IO.BsonBinaryWriterSettings
The writer settings.
serializer (Optional)
Type: MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.IBsonSerializer
The serializer.
configurator (Optional)
Type: System.Action<BsonSerializationContext.Builder>
The serialization context configurator.
args (Optional)
Type: MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.BsonSerializationArgs
The serialization args.
estimatedBsonSize (Optional)
Type: System.Int32
The estimated size of the serialized object.

Return Value

Type:Byte[]
A BSON byte array.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Object. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionnominalType
ArgumentExceptionserializer
See Also