How would I use nHibernate,configured by fluent nhibernate if it makes any difference, to load an entity using natural/alternate key in some cases, rather than the primary key when using the Load
method on an ISession.
I still need the functionality to allow me to do both, and in the majority of cases, the entity will be loaded via the PKey, but in some cases (where an external system is involved), I need to select the record using the natural key.
I'd like to keep the performance benefit Load
allows, rather than do a query etc.
// Current
int countryID = 1; // from normal input source
Address a = new Address();
a.Country = session.Load<Country>(countryID);
session.SaveOrUpdate(a);
// Required
string countryCode = "usa"; // from external input source
Address a2 = new Address();
a2.Country = session.LoadViaNatualKeySomehow<Country>(c=> c.Code, countryCode); // :)
session.SaveOrUpdate(a2);