Using QueryOver projections and aggregates

In some cases, we only need specific properties of an entity. In other cases, we may need the results of an aggregate function, such as average or count. In this recipe, we'll show you how to write QueryOver queries with projections and aggregates.

Getting ready

Complete the Getting Ready instructions at the beginning of this chapter.

How to do it…

  1. Add a new folder named QueryOverProjections to the project.
  2. Add a new class named QueryOverAggregateQueries to the folder, having the following code:
    using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using NH4CookbookHelpers.Queries; using NH4CookbookHelpers.Queries.Model; using NHibernate; using NHibernate.Criterion; namespace QueryRecipes.QueryOverProjections ...

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