In Linq-to-Nhibernate, is it possible to use .Fetch() after a .Select()?

Question

If I had an Object A that contained a many-to-one reference to Object B, where Object B contained a one-to-many collection of Object C... consider the following query:

IQueryable<A> query = getIQueryableSomehow();

List<B> resultList = query.Where(A => A.whatever == something).Select(A => A.B).Fetch(B => B.C).ToList();

I want to do something similar to this, but I keep getting a null reference exception with this code. Is there a sneaky trick to achieve this kind of query AND fetch a bunch of Object B collections, or is it impossible?

Thanks!

Answer 1

you can specify Fetch before to load all A,B,C and then select the Bs

List<B> resultList = query
    .Where(A => A.whatever == something)
    .Fetch(A => A.B).ThenFetch(B => B.C)
    .Select(A => A.B)
    .ToList();