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asp.net-coreautomapper
DraganB
DraganB

Reputation: 1138

Type is not valid in the given context, automapper .net core

I am using AutoMapper in my ASP.NET Core project. When I want to map from DTO type into model type I am getting error:

"Type is not valid in the given context".

This is my mapper configuration:

protected AutoMapperOrderConfiguration(string profileName) : base(profileName)
{
    CreateMap<OrderDTO, Order>();
    CreateMap<Order, OrderDTO>();
}

Here is the code that produces the error:

public void Add(OrderDTO item)
{
    var model = _mapper.Map(OrderDTO, Order)(item);
    _orderRepository.Add(model);
}

Here I want to add new DTO item and then I want to transform it to base model. Then I get error. 

public IActionResult Create([FromBody] OrderDTO item)
{
    if (item.OrderType == "" || item.ServiceType=="")
    {
        return BadRequest();
    }

    _orderDTORepository.Add(item);
    return CreatedAtRoute("GetOrder", new { id = item.OrderId }, item);
}

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1904

Answers (1)

juunas
juunas

Reputation: 58898

Shouldn't the mapping call be:

_mapper.Map<Order>(item);

Now we define that we wish to map item to the Order class.

Upvotes: 1

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