AutoMapper TwoWay Mapping with same Property Name

Question

Given these two objects

public class UserModel
{
    public string Name {get;set;}
    public IList<RoleModel> Roles {get;set;}
}

public class UserViewModel 
{
    public string Name {get;set;}
    public IList<RoleViewModel> Roles {get;set;} // notice the ViewModel
}

Is this the most optimal way to do the mapping, or is AutoMapper capable of mapping Roles to Roles on its own?

App Config

Mapper.CreateMap<UserModel, UserViewModel>()
    .ForMember(dest => dest.Roles, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Roles));
Mapper.CreateMap<UserViewModel, UserModel>()
    .ForMember(dest => dest.Roles, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Roles));

Implementation

_userRepository.Create(Mapper.Map<UserModel>(someUserViewModelWithRolesAttached);

Answer 1

You don't need to map the properties. Just make sure that the property names match and there is a mapping defined between them.

Mapper.CreateMap<UserModel, UserViewModel>();
Mapper.CreateMap<UserViewModel, UserModel>();
Mapper.CreateMap<RoleModel, RoleViewModel>();
Mapper.CreateMap<RoleViewModel, RoleModel>();

Or with the cooler way I just found out:

Mapper.CreateMap<UserModel, UserViewModel>().ReverseMap();
Mapper.CreateMap<RoleModel, RoleViewModel>().ReverseMap();