How to Map to Protected Property using AutoMapper in C# and VB.NET

February 12, 2015

To map protected Properties using AutoMapper in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.

Samples

Samples C#

using System;
using AutoMapper;

namespace de.Fesslersoft.AutoMapperMapToProtectedProperties
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Product prod = new Product {Number = "Test", Price = 100, Quantity = 50};
            Mapper.Initialize(cfg =>
            {
                //without this line the ItemQuantity will be 10 and the Price 5
                //with this line  the ItemQuantity will be 50 and the Price 100
                cfg.ShouldMapProperty = p => p.GetGetMethod(true).IsPrivate || p.GetGetMethod(true).IsHideBySig;
                Mapper.CreateMap<Product, Item>();
            });
            Item item = Mapper.Map<Product, Item>(prod);
            Console.WriteLine("ItemNumber: {0}; ItemQuantity: {1}, ItemPrice: {2}", item.Number, item.GetQuantity(), item.GetPrice());
            Console.Read();
        }

        public class Product
        {
            public string Number { get; set; }
            public short Quantity { get; set; }
            public decimal Price { get; set; }
        }

        public class Item
        {
            public Item()
            {
                Quantity = 10;
                Price = 5;
            }

            public string Number { get; set; }

            protected short Quantity { get; set; }
            private decimal Price { get; }

            public decimal GetPrice()
            {
                return Price;
            }

            public short GetQuantity()
            {
                return Quantity;
            }
        }
    }
}

using System;

using AutoMapper;

namespace de.Fesslersoft.AutoMapperMapToProtectedProperties

{

class Program

{

static void Main(string[] args)

{

Product prod = new Product {Number = "Test", Price = 100, Quantity = 50};

Mapper.Initialize(cfg =>

{

//without this line the ItemQuantity will be 10 and the Price 5

//with this line the ItemQuantity will be 50 and the Price 100

cfg.ShouldMapProperty = p => p.GetGetMethod(true).IsPrivate || p.GetGetMethod(true).IsHideBySig;

Mapper.CreateMap<Product, Item>();

});

Item item = Mapper.Map<Product, Item>(prod);

Console.WriteLine("ItemNumber: {0}; ItemQuantity: {1}, ItemPrice: {2}", item.Number, item.GetQuantity(), item.GetPrice());

Console.Read();

}

public class Product

{

public string Number { get; set; }

public short Quantity { get; set; }

public decimal Price { get; set; }

}

public class Item

{

public Item()

{

Quantity = 10;

Price = 5;

}

public string Number { get; set; }

protected short Quantity { get; set; }

private decimal Price { get; }

public decimal GetPrice()

{

return Price;

}

public short GetQuantity()

{

return Quantity;

}

Samples VB.NET

🙁 missing, feel free to provide a VB.NET sample

Another approach would be to create a method in the destination object to do the mapping.

Samples

Sample C#

Mapper.CreateMap<Source, Destination>().AfterMap((src, dest) => dest.MethodToSetProtectedProperty(Source.SourceProperty));

1	Mapper.CreateMap<Source, Destination>().AfterMap((src, dest) => dest.MethodToSetProtectedProperty(Source.SourceProperty));

Sample VB.NET

Mapper.CreateMap(Of Source, Destination)().AfterMap(Function(src, dest) dest.MethodToSetProtectedProperty(Source.SourceProperty))

1	Mapper.CreateMap(Of Source, Destination)().AfterMap(Function(src, dest) dest.MethodToSetProtectedProperty(Source.SourceProperty))

Compatibility:

.NET 2.0

.NET 3.0

.NET 3.5

.NET 4.0

.NET 4.5

.NET 4.6

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How to ignore all unmapped properties using Automapper in C# and VB.NET

Administrator

February 11, 2015

3 Comments

To ignore all unmapped properties using Automapper in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.

Sample C#

var testClassA = new TestclassA() {Name = "Testname", Title = "Testtitle"};
Mapper.CreateMap<TestclassA, TestclassB>().ForAllMembers(opt => opt.Ignore());
Mapper.CreateMap<TestclassA, TestclassB>().ForMember(source => source.Title, destination => destination.MapFrom(x => x.Title));

var testClassB = Mapper.Map<TestclassA, TestclassB>(testClassA);
Console.WriteLine(testClassB.Title); //prints out "Testtitle"
Console.WriteLine(testClassB.Name); //print nothing  (NULL)

Sample VB.NET

Dim testClassA = New TestclassA() With { _
	Key .Name = "Testname", _
	Key .Title = "Testtitle" _
}
Mapper.CreateMap(Of TestclassA, TestclassB)().ForAllMembers(Function(opt) opt.Ignore())
Mapper.CreateMap(Of TestclassA, TestclassB)().ForMember(Function(source) source.Title, Function(destination) destination.MapFrom(Function(x) x.Title))

Dim testClassB = Mapper.Map(Of TestclassA, TestclassB)(testClassA)
Console.WriteLine(testClassB.Title)
'prints out "Testtitle"
Console.WriteLine(testClassB.Name)
'print nothing  (NULL)

NuGet: Failed to initialize the PowerShell Host

Administrator

January 29, 2015

1 Comment

Today i recieved the following Nuget Error while trying to install Automapper.

Failed to initialize the PowerShell host. If your PowerShell execution policy setting is set to AllSigned, open the Package Manager Console to initialize the host first.

To fix that, close all Visual Studio instances and open the Powershell Console as Administrator. Enter Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned or Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted. Be aware that you need to set the execution policy on both the x86 and the x64 Powershell Console.

A more simple solution would be to put the code below in a File with an .reg extension and execute that.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell]
"ExecutionPolicy"="Unrestricted"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell]
"ExecutionPolicy"="Unrestricted"

Now start Visual Studio and Try Again, if the error appears again, try running Visual Studio as Administrator.

How to configure Conditional Mapping in AutoMapper in C# and VB.NET

Administrator

January 21, 2015

1 Comment

To configure Conditional Mapping in AutoMapper in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.

Sample C#

 Mapper.CreateMap<Source, Target>().ForMember(dest => dest.Value, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Variable1 == "Value1" ? true : false));

Sample VB.NET

Mapper.CreateMap(Of Source, Target)().ForMember(Function(dest) dest.Value, Function(opt) opt.MapFrom(Function(src) If(src.Variable1 = "Value1", True, False)))

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How to Map to Protected Property using AutoMapper in C# and VB.NET

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