Mapper.FromDataTransferObject

In Model.cs:

public CustomerModel GetCustomer(int customerId)
{
     //...
return Mapper.FromDataTransferObject(response.Customer);}

In Mapper.cs

// Maps single customer data transfer object to customer model.
internal static CustomerModel FromDataTransferObject(Customer customer)
{    
    return new CustomerModel    
    {        
      //...
    };
}

My question:

What FromDataTransferObject(Customer customer) used for? Convert from customerDTO to customerMODEL Or Convert from customerBO to customerMODEL.

I see customerDTO passing to FromDataTransferObject function from GetCustomer, but why parameter input of FromDataTransferObject function is customerBO, NOT customerDTO?

Thanks.

EDH4 ☺, Jul 01, 2014

Reply 1

I found the answer. FromDataTransferObject(Customer customer) will convert customerDTO to customerMODEL.

Solution:

1. Look at CustomerDto.cs

Change
[DataContract(Name = "Customer", Namespace = "http://www.yourcompany.com/types/")] public class CustomerDto { }
to
[DataContract(Name = "CustomerDto", Namespace = "http://www.yourcompany.com/types/")] public class CustomerDto { }

2. Look at Mapper.cs
Change
internal static CustomerModel FromDataTransferObject(Customer customer)
to
internal static CustomerModel FromDataTransferObject(CustomerDto customer)

Thanks.

EDH4 ☺, Jul 01, 2014