1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/bson/mutable/document.cpp b/src/mongo/bson/mutable/document.cpp
index d042e2a458f..3e7853146a1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/bson/mutable/document.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/bson/mutable/document.cpp
@@ -1697,6 +1697,14 @@ void Element::writeTo(BSONObjBuilder* const builder) const {
     }
 }
 
+void Element::writeChildrenTo(BSONObjBuilder* const builder) const {
+    invariant(ok());
+    const Document::Impl& impl = getDocument().getImpl();
+    const ElementRep& thisRep = impl.getElementRep(_repIdx);
+    invariant(impl.getType(thisRep) == mongo::Object);
+    impl.writeChildren(_repIdx, builder);
+}
+
 void Element::writeArrayTo(BSONArrayBuilder* const builder) const {
     invariant(ok());
     const Document::Impl& impl = getDocument().getImpl();