How to map multiple list to a single list? - automapper

Question

I have few classes and they have multiple list items like below:
public class Request1
{
public List<AdditionalApplicantData> AdditionalApplicantData { get; set;}
public List<ApplicantData> ApplicantData { get; set; }
}
public class Request2
{
public List<ApplicantDetails> ApplicantData { get; set; }
}
I want to map Request1 to Request2 but List of ApplicantData has to be mapped from multiple sources like List of ApplicantData & List of AdditionalApplicantData but not sure how to achieve it can someone please help me here?

Answer 1

You can use function below with createMap() function. Source: https://github.com/AutoMapper/AutoMapper/wiki/Before-and-after-map-actions
.AfterMap((src, dest) => {
dest.ApplicantData = /*your logic here*/
});
And you should mark ApplicantData as don't map because you have a variable named ApplicantData at the source class. You should implement the logic yourself.
EDIT:
When you are initializing mapper, you create map for each object. So for your case it would be like:
Mapper.Initialize(cfg => {
cfg.CreateMap<Request1, Request2>()
.ForMember(x => x.ApplicantData, opt => opt.Ignore()) //You want to implement your logic so ignore mapping
.AfterMap((src, dest) =>
{
dest.ApplicantData = /*implement your logic here*/
});
});

Answer 2

public class ApplicantDetailsResolver : IValueResolver<Request1, Request2, List<ApplicantDetails>>
{
public List<ApplicantDetails> Resolve(Request1 source, Request2 destination,List<ApplicantDetails> destMember, ResolutionContext context)
{
destination.ApplicantDetails = context.Mapper.Map<List<ApplicantDetails>>(source.ApplicantData);
for (int i = 0; i < destination.ApplicantDetails.Count(); i++)
{
context.Mapper.Map(source.AdditionalApplicantData.ElementAt(i), destination.ApplicantDetails.ElementAt(i));
}
return destination.ApplicantDetails;
}
}
I have written above custom value resolver for mapping list from multiple sources and its working fine but problem, is it can't match properties which are differently named, is there way I can handle this scenario as well?