NHibernate 4.x Cookbook - Second Edition

Creating a money type

Sometimes you will need more complex types to be stored in the database, such as currencies. In this recipe, we will show you how to implement a money type and the corresponding composite user type.

How to do it…

1. Create a new class library project named MoneyExample.
2. Install the NHibernate package using the NuGet Package Manager Console by executing the following command:

   Install-Package NHibernate
   

3. Create the following Money class:

   public struct Money : IEquatable<Money> { public decimal Amount { get; } public string Currency { get; } public Money(decimal amount, string currency) { Amount = amount; Currency = currency; } public override bool Equals(object obj) { if (ReferenceEquals(null, obj)) return false; return obj is Money ...