/// <summary>
/// Map item from IDictionary to the type supplied using the settings.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="source"></param>
/// <param name="item"></param>
/// <param name="settings"></param>
/// <param name="errors"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T Map <T>(IDictionary source, T item, AutoMapperSettings settings, IList <string> errors) where T : class
{
// Map of properties
var propMap = AutoMapperHelper.GetPropertyMap(item.GetType(), settings.IsCaseSensitive);
bool hasNameFilter = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.NameFilter);
string nameFilter = !hasNameFilter ? string.Empty : settings.NameFilter;
if (!settings.IsCaseSensitive)
{
nameFilter = nameFilter.ToLower();
}
// 1. Iterate through all the keys
foreach (DictionaryEntry keyvalue in source)
{
var key = keyvalue.Key.ToString();
var value = keyvalue.Value;
// 2. Convert key to lowercase if not case sensitive.
if (!settings.IsCaseSensitive)
{
key = key.ToLower();
}
// 3. Check if name prefix filter exists.
if (!hasNameFilter || (hasNameFilter && key.StartsWith(nameFilter)))
{
// 4. Convert key name to actual destination prop name.
var destinationKeyName = !hasNameFilter ? key : key.Replace(nameFilter, string.Empty);
// 5. Check if destination property exists.
if (propMap.ContainsKey(destinationKeyName))
{
var prop = propMap[destinationKeyName];
// Finally set the value.
SetValue(prop, settings, item, destinationKeyName, value, errors);
}
// Check if mapping nested objects and key is Address.City (example).
else if (settings.MapNestedObjects && destinationKeyName.Contains("."))
{
var nested = AutoMapperHelper.GetNestedProperty(item, keyvalue.Key.ToString(), settings.AutoCreateNestedObjects);
SetValue(nested.Value, settings, nested.Key, nested.Value.Name, value, errors);
}
}
}
return(item);
}
private static void SetValue(PropertyInfo prop, AutoMapperSettings settings,
object item, string destinationKeyName, object value, IList <string> errors)
{
// Finally map the source to the destination value.
if (settings.CatchErrors)
{
try
{
var newVal = Convert.ChangeType(value, prop.PropertyType);
prop.SetValue(item, newVal, null);
}
catch { if (errors != null)
{
errors.Add("Unable to map source " + destinationKeyName + " to destination " + destinationKeyName);
}
}
}
else
{
var newVal = Convert.ChangeType(value, prop.PropertyType);
prop.SetValue(item, newVal, null);
}
}
