static void Main(string[] args)
{
var links = new ItemLink[]
{
new ItemLink {
Description = "desc 1"
},
new ItemLink {
Description = "desc 2"
},
};
var item = new Item
{
ItemLinks = links,
};
Mapper.Initialize(cfg =>
{
// now AutoMapper will try co create maps on it's own
cfg.CreateMissingTypeMaps = true;
// we can still add custom maps like that
cfg.CreateMap <ItemLink, MyCustomClass>()
.ForMember(myCustomClass => myCustomClass.DescriptionWithDifferentName,
expression => expression.MapFrom(itemLink => itemLink.Description));
});
ItemLink linkClone = Mapper.Map <ItemLink>(links[0]);
ItemLink[] linkArrayClone = Mapper.Map <ItemLink[]>(item.ItemLinks);
Item itemClone = Mapper.Map <Item>(item);
// without custom map myCustomClassObject.DescriptionWithDifferentName would be null
MyCustomClass myCustomClassObject = Mapper.Map <MyCustomClass>(links[0]);
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var links = new ItemLink[]
{
new ItemLink {
Description = "desc 1"
},
new ItemLink {
Description = "desc 2"
},
};
var item = new Item
{
ItemLinks = links,
};
Mapper.Initialize(cfg =>
{
cfg.CreateMap <ItemLink, ItemLink>(); // you can extend this part of the configuration here
cfg.CreateMap <Item, Item>();
cfg.CreateMap <ItemLink, MyCustomClass>()
.ForMember(myCustomClass => myCustomClass.DescriptionWithDifferentName,
expression => expression.MapFrom(itemLink => itemLink.Description));
// to map to a different type
// more configs can do here
// e.g. cfg.CreateMap<Item, SomeOtherClass>();
});
ItemLink linkClone = Mapper.Map <ItemLink>(links[0]);
ItemLink[] linkArrayClone = Mapper.Map <ItemLink[]>(item.ItemLinks);
Item itemClone = Mapper.Map <Item>(item);
MyCustomClass myCustomClassObject = Mapper.Map <MyCustomClass>(links[0]);
}