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Automapper Map.CreateMap not used anymore?

I'm using version 5.1.1.0 of AutoMapper. Previously I was able to the following:

Mapper.CreateMap<SchoolYearDetail, SchoolYearDto>();

But in the version 5.1.1.0 it doesn't exist anymore. Can anyone tell me what to do?

Solution

  • Previously AutoMapper was static as per your example, it now wants to be instantiated.

    Link below is by the creator of AutoMapper
    https://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2016/01/21/removing-the-static-api-from-automapper/

    Here is a snippet if that link stops working. 

    var config = new MapperConfiguration(cfg => {
  cfg.CreateMap<Source, Dest>();
});

var mapper = config.CreateMapper();
var source = new Source();
var dest = mapper.Map<Source, Dest>(source);

    Plenty of other stackoverflow posts related to this:

    Automapper says Mapper.Map is obsolete, global mappings?

    AutoMapper Migrating from static API

    Hope that helps.