public IEnumerable <AnswerViewModel> DisplayAnswers(int questionId) { IEnumerable <Answer> answers = answerRepository.DisplayAnswers(questionId); var config = new MapperConfiguration(cfg => { cfg.CreateMap <Answer, AnswerViewModel>(); cfg.IgnoreUnmapped(); }); IMapper mapper = config.CreateMapper(); IEnumerable <AnswerViewModel> allAnswers = mapper.Map <IEnumerable <Answer>, IEnumerable <AnswerViewModel> >(answers); return(allAnswers); }