Suppose i have a source class:
public class Source
{
//Several properties that can be mapped to DerivedBase and its subclasses
}
And some destination classes:
public class DestinationBase
{
//Several properties
}
public class DestinationDerived1 : DestinationBase
{
//Several properties
}
public class DestinationDerived2 : DestinationBase
{
//Several properties
}
Then I wish the derived destination classes to inherit the automapper configuration of the baseclass because I do not want to have to repeat it, is there any way to achieve this?
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationBase>()
.ForMember(...)
// Many more specific configurations that should not have to be repeated for the derived classes
.ForMember(...);
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationDerived1 >()
.ForMember(...);
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationDerived2 >()
.ForMember(...);
When I write it like this it does not use the base mappings at all, and include doesn't seem to help me.
Edit: This is what I get:
public class Source
{
public string Test { get; set; }
public string Test2 { get; set; }
}
public class DestinationBase
{
public string Test3 { get; set; }
}
public class DestinationDerived1 : DestinationBase
{
public string Test4 { get; set; }
}
public class DestinationDerived2 : DestinationBase
{
public string Test5 { get; set; }
}
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationBase>()
.ForMember(d => d.Test3, e => e.MapFrom(s => s.Test))
.Include<Source, DestinationDerived1>()
.Include<Source, DestinationDerived2>();
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationDerived1>()
.ForMember(d => d.Test4, e => e.MapFrom(s => s.Test2));
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationDerived2>()
.ForMember(d => d.Test5, e => e.MapFrom(s => s.Test2));
AutoMapper.AutoMapperConfigurationException : Unmapped members were found. Review the types and members below.
Test3
Include derived mappings into base mapping:
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationBase>()
.ForMember(d => d.Id, op => op.MapFrom(s => s.Id)) // you can remove this
.Include<Source, DestinationDerived1>()
.Include<Source, DestinationDerived2>();
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationDerived1>()
.ForMember(d => d.Name, op => op.MapFrom(s => s.Text))
.ForMember(d => d.Value2, op => op.MapFrom(s => s.Amount));
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationDerived2>()
.ForMember(d => d.Value, op => op.MapFrom(s => s.Amount));
Usage:
Mapper.AssertConfigurationIsValid();
var s = new Source() { Id = 2, Amount = 10M, Text = "foo" };
var d1 = Mapper.Map<DestinationDerived1>(s);
var d2 = Mapper.Map<DestinationDerived2>(s);
See Mapping inheritance on AutoMapper wiki.
UPDATE: Here is full code of classes which works as it should.
public class Source
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Text { get; set; }
public decimal Amount { get; set; }
}
public class DestinationBase
{
public int Id { get; set; }
}
public class DestinationDerived1 : DestinationBase
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public decimal Value2 { get; set; }
}
public class DestinationDerived2 : DestinationBase
{
public decimal Value { get; set; }
}
UPDATE (workaround of AutoMapper bug):
public static class Extensions
{
public static IMappingExpression<Source, TDestination> MapBase<TDestination>(
this IMappingExpression<Source, TDestination> mapping)
where TDestination: DestinationBase
{
// all base class mappings goes here
return mapping.ForMember(d => d.Test3, e => e.MapFrom(s => s.Test));
}
}
And all mappings:
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationBase>()
.Include<Source, DestinationDerived1>()
.Include<Source, DestinationDerived2>()
.MapBase();
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationDerived1>()
.MapBase()
.ForMember(d => d.Test4, e => e.MapFrom(s => s.Test2));
Mapper.CreateMap<Source, DestinationDerived2>()
.MapBase()
.ForMember(d => d.Test5, e => e.MapFrom(s => s.Test2));