Question

I have a class

class A
{
  public A()
  {
    CollectionProp = new List<B>();
  }
  public ICollection<B> CollectionProp {get; private set;}
}

Lets say that I want to map from A -> A, as a cloning mechanism, but I dont want AutoMapper to attempt to create the CollectionProp, it should just use the CollectionProp that exists in the destination object (created by the constructor), but clone all the ‘B’ objects from A into the new instance of A.

How do I do this.. So far I have:

Mapper.CreateMap<A, A>()
            .ForMember(dest => dest.CollectionProp, opt => opt.MapFrom(e => e.CollectionProp));

Which appears to use the CollectionProp from the newly created object, but its not filling up its elements.

What am I missing?

Thanks

Answer 1

This one worked for me

            Mapper.CreateMap<A, A>()
            .ConvertUsing((s) => {
                var d = new A(); 
                d.CollectionProp.AddRange(s.CollectionProp); 
                return d;
            });

Ok. This one actually clones the Bs

            Mapper.CreateMap<B,B>();

            Mapper.CreateMap<A, A>()
            .ConvertUsing(s => {
                var d = new A();
                s.CollectionProp.ToList()
                    .ForEach(b => d.CollectionProp.Add(Mapper.Map<B,B>(b)));
                return d;
            });