NHibernate 4.x Cookbook - Second Edition

Save entities to the database

Clearly we have saved entities to the database in many of the previous recipes, but it's time to dig a bit deeper into how that actually works. This recipe will explore different ways of saving and what happens behind the scenes.

Getting ready

1. Create a new Windows forms project named SessionRecipes, in Visual Studio.
2. Add a reference to NHibernate using NuGet Packet Manager Console:

   Install-Package NHibernate -project SessionRecipes
   

3. Also add a reference to NH4CookbookHelpers:

   Install-Package NH4CookbookHelpers -project SessionRecipes
   

4. Remove the class Form1.cs from the project.
5. Add using NH4CookbookHelpers; to the top of Program.cs.
6. Edit Program.cs so that the last line in Main reads:

   Application.Run(new WindowsFormsRunner()); ...