Simplify Your Projections with AutoMapper: Listing 1.

Projecting data transfer objects into a focused ViewModel.

public class MainWindowViewModel
{
  public string Name { get; set; }
  public string Address1 { get; set; }
  public string Address2 { get; set; }
  public string City { get; set; }
  public string State { get; set; }
  public string Zip { get; set; }
		
  public void LoadCustomer()
  {
    // Load customer DTO from ORM (code elided)
    this.Name = customerDto.Name;
    this.Address1 = customerDto.Address1;
    this.Address2 = customerDto.Address2;
    this.City = customerDto.City;
    this.State = customerDto.State;
    this.Zip = customerDto.Zip;
  }
}

About the Author

Patrick Steele is a senior .NET developer with Billhighway in Troy, Mich. A recognized expert on the Microsoft .NET Framework, he’s a former Microsoft MVP award winner and a presenter at conferences and user group meetings.

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