Mapping Lists using Automapper

by 
Mapper.CreateMap<Person, PersonViewModel>();
peopleVM = Mapper.Map<List<Person>, List<PersonViewModel>>(people);
Mapper.AssertConfigurationIsValid();

From Getting Started:

How do I use AutoMapper?

First, you need both a source and destination type to work with. The destination type’s design can be influenced by the layer in which it lives, but AutoMapper works best as long as the names of the members match up to the source type’s members. If you have a source member called “FirstName”, this will automatically be mapped to a destination member with the name “FirstName”. AutoMapper also supports Flattening, which can get rid of all those pesky null reference exceptions you might encounter along the way.

Once you have your types, and a reference to AutoMapper, you can create a map for the two types.

Mapper.CreateMap<Order, OrderDto>();

The type on the left is the source type, and the type on the right is the destination type. To perform a mapping, use the Map method.

OrderDto dto = Mapper.Map<Order, OrderDto>(order);

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