Method GenerateId

Namespace

MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.IdGenerators

Assembly

MongoDB.Bson.dll

GenerateId(object, object)

Generates an ascending Guid for a document. Consecutive invocations should generate Guids that are ascending from a MongoDB perspective

public object GenerateId(object container, object document)

Parameters

container object

The container of the document (will be a MongoCollection when called from the driver).

document object

The document it was generated for.

Returns

object

A Guid.

GenerateId(long, byte[], int)

Generates a Guid for a document. Note - this is purely used for unit testing

public object GenerateId(long tickCount, byte[] machineProcessId, int increment)

Parameters

tickCount long

The time portion of the Guid

machineProcessId byte[]

A 5 byte array with the first 3 bytes representing a machine id and the next 2 representing a process id

increment int

The increment portion of the Guid. Used to distinguish between 2 Guids that have the timestamp. Note only the least significant 3 bytes are used.

Returns

object

A Guid.