Natively uses .NET 2.0 Features

Norman · **Posted:** Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:57 am

Will NHibernate natively uses .NET 2.0 features?
Strong-typed Generics collection, Nullable Types, etc?

What's the time plan?

Kerry · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:57 am

Hi Norman,

.NET 2.0 implements the generic connections and produces the same IL code as a normal collection, so the behind the scenes stuff NHibernate does still works.

I don't know when they're doing nullable types, but some guy called James Avery (thanks James) took the time to patch it to work if you feel like getting your hands dirty:

http://dotavery.com/blog/archive/2005/09/30/5202.aspx

Cheers.

Kerry · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:28 am

Oops, sorry it doesn't support generic collections. Sorry.

KPixel · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:12 am

You may look at:
http://www.ayende.com/projects/nhibernate-query-analyzer/generics.aspx

Norman · **Posted:** Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:13 am

Btw, is what Ayende Rahien made in the "official" NHibernate version or is it a "custom branch version" of his own?

If NHibernate collections uses thing like System.Collections.ObjectModel.CollectionBase<T>, we can get "strong typed" object from the collection. No need for casting.

The Nullable Type as well. It is needed.

TheShark · **Joined:** Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:35 am **Posts:** 160

agreed, very important for me