I am puzzled.
I have a linq-to-sql model that is a mirror of a database table
(Id, CustomerId, RegionId,...N),
nothing interesting, all foreign keys. Now I need to view this data in my asp.net view. I am creating a ViewModel
(Id, CustomerId, Customer, RegionId, Region, CustomersSelectList, RegionsSelectList).
Obviously, viewmodel is a superset of the linq-to-sql model.
Now, how do I convert one to another? I use automapper, but I wonder how to find good patterns for getting missing data.
I see possible solutions:
Create a 3rd class that will be the l2s + model with the combined values and populate this class by combining and projecting. Then open this class in my view model.
Return anonymous classes via projection and map them to view modes through automapper (not very clean).
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