How do I manually populate ViewModel (Not using AutoMapper!)

Question

I know there are a lot of posts on the subject but I cannot find one that helps me do what I want. I know that I will eventually be using Automapper but before I start playing w

Answer 1

You can also use Linq to do something like this...

shipments.Select(h => new ShippingHeaderSummaryVM(){
    ID = h.ID,
    Site = r.Site,
    DateShipped = h.DateShipped,
    EstDeliveryDate = h.EstDeliveryDate,
    TrackingNo = h.TrackingNumber,
    FromSitePOC = e.LastName,
    NumOrders = h.ShippingLI.Count,
    Shipper = s.Shipper,
    HeaderComments = h.HeaderComments
});

Note that while mapping view models is great for passing to a view, always do it manually when reading from a view model to update your database.

Edit: Thanks for the typo correction:-)