Automapper map from one object to nested objects

Question

What is the best way to map inner objects with Automapper 2.0

1. Use the solution in this question (Automapper 1.0)

2. Create a Custom Value Resolvers

3. ?

   public class DTOObject
   {
       // MainObject
       public int Id { get; set; }
       public string Name { get; set; }
   
       // SubObject (TopObject)
       public string TopText { get; set; }
       public string TopFont { get; set; }
   
       // SubObject (BottomObject)
       public string BottomText { get; set; }
       public string BottomFont { get; set; }
   }
   
   public class MainObject
   {
       public int Id { get; set; }
       public string Name { get; set; }
   
       public SubObject TopObject { get; set; }
       public SubObject BottomObject { get; set; }
   }
   
   public class SubObject
   {
       public string SubPropText { get; set; }
       public string SubPropFont { get; set; }
   }
   

Custom Value Resolvers

    public class CustomResolver : ValueResolver<DTOObject, SubObject>
    {
        protected override SubObject ResolveCore(DTOObject source)
        {
            return Mapper.Map<DTOObject, SubObject>(source);
        }
    }

Answer 1

For me it was possible to use just MapFrom (without ResolveUsing what gives you a chance to use this mapping with IQueryable extensions). So you will get the following in the Automapper configuration:

Mapper.CreateMap<DTOObject, SubObject>()
    .ForMember(dest => dest.SubPropText, opt => opt.MapFrom(x => x.BottomText))
    .ForMember(dest => dest.SubPropFont, opt => opt.MapFrom(x => x.BottomFont));

Mapper.CreateMap<DTOObject, MainObject>()
    .ForMember(dest => dest.SubPart, opt => opt.MapFrom(x => x));

Answer 2

I ended up creating my own value resolvers for any SubObjects of MainObject that come from DTOObject.

public class PartResolver<T> : ValueResolver<DTOObject, T>
{
    protected override T ResolveCore(DTOObject source)
    {
        return Mapper.Map<T>(source);
    }
}

Then in my Automapper config I create a map from the DTOObject to SubObject and use the ValueResolver to map that object into the MainObject

Mapper.CreateMap<DTOObject, SubObject>();

Mapper.CreateMap<DTOObject, MainObject>()
    .ForMember(dest => dest.SubPart, opt => opt.ResolveUsing<PartResolver<SubObject>>());