i am using Database first method. EDMX file generated default Dbset(TableName) for me.
myDbContext.Table1.ToList();
myDbContext.Table2.ToList();
Can we have a ModelView Class which pull both table out with single line?
Instead of
Table1=myDbContext.Table1.ToList();
Table2=myDbContext.Table2.ToList();
can we have like
ModelView=myDbContext.ModelView;
Updated
public partial class ProductTb
{
public string ProductID { get; set; }
public string ProductArticleNumber { get; set; }
public string ProductName { get; set; }
}
public partial class ProductTbTWO
{
public string ProductID { get; set; }
public string ProductArticleNumber { get; set; }
public string ProductName { get; set; }
}
public class ProductModelView
{
public ProductTb{get;set;}
public ProductTbTWO{get;set}
}
Create a Partial Class of your DbContext and add your custom Code.
public partial class MyDbContext
{
private MyDbContext(string contextName) : base(contextName) { }
public static MyDbContextCreate() {
return new MyDbContext(ContextName);
}
public ProductModelView ModelView {// Get ProductTb and ProductTbTWO}
}
and use it var myDbContext= MyDbContext.Create() and myDbContext.ModelView
But I don't recommend to do something like that, Add a Service class to with public method to get your code, Data Layer shouldn't deal with View Models
i prefer using static class:
public static class Utilities
{
public static ProductModelView getProductViewModel()
{
using (var db = new myDbContext()
{
var vm = new ProductModelView();
vm.ProductTb = db.ProductTb.ToList();
vm.ProductTbTWO = db.ProductTbTWO.ToList();
return vm;
}
}
}
you can call it like:
var vm = Utilities.getProductViewModel();
I got dbset for table Functions in database and FunctionsContext: dbContext. I am implementing repository. In my interface I have only one function at the movement "GetFunctions". I got stuck in implementing class; method "GetFunctions" where I need to call FunctionsContext to get all list of available functions title from database and then send to controller class
I am using mvc5 asp.net and entity framework
dbContext
public class FunctionsContext : dbContext
{
public DbSet<App_Functions> Functions { get; set; }
}
model
[Table("Functions")]
public class App_Functions
{
[Key]
public int Function_ID { get; set; }
[StringLength(50)]
[Required]
public string Title { get; set; }
public int Hierarchy_level { get; set; }
}
Domain Class
public class Functions
{
public Functions()
{
}
public int Function_ID { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public int Hierarchy_level { get; set; }
}
IRepository
interface IFunctionRepository: IDisposable
{
IQueryable<Functions> GetFunctions { get; }
}
IRepository Implementation class
public class FunctionRepository : IFunctionRepository
{
private FunctionsContext fun_Context = new FunctionsContext();
public IQueryable<Functions>GetFunctions
{
?????????
}
}
what I want to implement in IQueryableGetFunctions
using (var db = new FunctionsContext())
{
var query = from b in db.Functions
orderby b.Function_ID
select b;
foreach (var item in query)
{
var a2 = item.Title;
}
}
I think the easiest way will be the following:
public IQueryable<Functions> GetFunctions()
{
return fun_Context.Functions.Select(x=>new Functions {
Function_ID = x.Function_ID,
Title = x.Title,
Hierarchy_level = x.Hierarchy_level
});
}
You have to add () after the method name, this declaration does not work 'public IQueryable GetFunctions'
IRepository Implementation class
public class FunctionRepository : IFunctionRepository
{
private FunctionsContext fun_Context = new FunctionsContext();
// For method declaration add the () after the method name
public IQueryable<Functions> GetFunctions()
{
return fun_Context.Functions;
}
}
I have a domain model:
public class Project
{
[Key]
public int ProjectID { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string Slug { get; set; }
public string Content { get; set; }
public string Category { get; set; }
public string Client { get; set; }
public int Year { get; set; }
}
I have a view model (which is a portion of the above model):
public class ListProjectsViewModel
{
public IEnumerable<ProjectStuff> SomeProjects { get; set; }
public class ProjectStuff
{
public int ProjectID { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string Slug { get; set; }
public string Content { get; set; }
}
// Some other stuff will come here
}
I have an action controller:
public ActionResult List()
{
// Get a list of projects of type IEnumerable<Project>
var model = m_ProjectBusiness.GetProjects();
// Prepare a view model from the above domain entity
var viewModel = Mapper.Map..........
return View(viewModel);
}
How can I code the mapping '........' with automapper ?
Thanks.
There are two steps.
1) Define a mapping with AutoMapper (this is usually done in some sort of bootstrapper called by Global.asax, etc.)
// since all of your properties in Project match the names of the properties
// in ProjectStuff you don't have to do anything else here
Mapper.CreateMap<Project, ListProjectsViewModel.ProjectStuff>();
2) Map the object in your controller:
// Get a list of projects of type IEnumerable<Project>
var projects = m_ProjectBusiness.GetProjects();
// Prepare a view model from the above domain entity
var viewModel = new ListProjectsViewModel
{
SomeProjects = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Project>, IEnumerable<ListProjectsViewModel.ProjectStuff>>(projects)
};
return View(viewModel);
The thing to note here is that you are defining a mapping between Project and ProjectStuff. What you are trying to map is a list of Projects (IEnumerable) to a list of ProjectStuff (IEnumerable). AutoMapper can do this automatically by putting that in the generic arguments as I did above. Your View Model that your view is using is wrapping your list of ProjectStuff, so I just create a new ListProjectsViewModel and do the mapping inside of that.
I have something like this
public class AViewModel
{
public decimal number { get; set; }
public List<BViewModel> BVM { get; set; }
}
public class BViewModel
{
public string someString{ get; set; }
}
public class SomeObject
{
public decimal number { get; set; }
public List<OtherObjects> BVM { get; set; }
}
public class OtherObjects {
public string someString{ get; set; }
}
Mapper.CreateMap<SomeObject,AViewModel>();
When I have this I get
Trying to map OtherObjects to BViewModel
Using mapping configuration for SomeObject to AViewModel
Destination property: BVM
Missing type map configuration or unsupported mapping.
Exception of type 'AutoMapper.AutoMapperMappingException' was thrown.
How can I help it figure out how to map it properly?
I believe Automapper needs to know how to convert OtherObject to BViewModel. Try adding a mapping for that too.
You need to specify a typeconverter between OtherObject and BViewModel by specifying a custom type converter
Here's what the converter would look like:
public class OtherToBViewTypeConverter : ITypeConverter<OtherObjects, BViewModel>
{
public BViewModel Convert(ResolutionContext context)
{
if (context.IsSourceValueNull) return null;
var otherObjects = context.SourceValue as OtherObjects;
return new BViewModel { someString = otherObjects.someString; }
}
}
And then the map would be called like this:
Mapper.CreateMap<SomeObject,AViewModel>().ConvertUsing<OtherToBViewTypeConverter>();
I'm trying out Entity Framework Code first CTP4. Suppose I have:
public class Parent
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class Child
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public Parent Mother { get; set; }
}
public class TestContext : DbContext
{
public DbSet<Parent> Parents { get; set; }
public DbSet<Child> Children { get; set; }
}
public class ChildEdit
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public int MotherId { get; set; }
}
Mapper.CreateMap<Child, ChildEdit>();
Mapping to the Edit model is not a problem. On my screen I select the mother through some control (dropdownlist, autocompleter, etc) and the Id of the mother gets posted in back:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Edit(ChildEdit posted)
{
var repo = new TestContext();
var mapped = Mapper.Map<ChildEdit, Child>(posted); // <------- ???????
}
How should I solve the last mapping? I don't want to put Mother_Id in the Child object. For now I use this solution, but I hope it can be solved in Automapper.
Mapper.CreateMap<ChildEdit, Child>()
.ForMember(i => i.Mother, opt => opt.Ignore());
var mapped = Mapper.Map<ChildEdit, Child>(posted);
mapped.Mother = repo.Parents.Find(posted.MotherId);
EDIT
This works, but now I have to do that for each foreign key (BTW: context would be injected in final solution):
Mapper.CreateMap<ChildEdit, Child>();
.ForMember(i => i.Mother,
opt => opt.MapFrom(o =>
new TestContext().Parents.Find(o.MotherId)
)
);
What I'd really like would be:
Mapper.CreateMap<int, Parent>()
.ForMember(i => i,
opt => opt.MapFrom(o => new TestContext().Parents.Find(o))
);
Mapper.CreateMap<ChildEdit, Child>();
Is that possible with Automapper?
First, I'll assume that you have a repository interface like IRepository<T>
Afterwards create the following class:
public class EntityConverter<T> : ITypeConverter<int, T>
{
private readonly IRepository<T> _repository;
public EntityConverter(IRepository<T> repository)
{
_repository = repository;
}
public T Convert(ResolutionContext context)
{
return _repository.Find(System.Convert.ToInt32(context.SourceValue));
}
}
Basically this class will be used to do all the conversion between an int and a domain entity. It uses the "Id" of the entity to load it from the Repository. The IRepository will be injected into the converter using an IoC container, but more and that later.
Let's configure the AutoMapper mapping using:
Mapper.CreateMap<int, Mother>().ConvertUsing<EntityConverter<Mother>>();
I suggest creating this "generic" mapping instead so that if you have other references to "Mother" on other classes they're mapped automatically without extra-effort.
Regarding the Dependency Injection for the IRepository, if you're using Castle Windsor, the AutoMapper configuration should also have:
IWindsorContainer container = CreateContainer();
Mapper.Initialize(map => map.ConstructServicesUsing(container.Resolve));
I've used this approach and it works quite well.
Here's how I did it: (using ValueInjecter)
I made the requirements a little bigger just to show how it works
[TestFixture]
public class JohnLandheer
{
[Test]
public void Test()
{
var child = new Child
{
Id = 1,
Name = "John",
Mother = new Parent { Id = 3 },
Father = new Parent { Id = 9 },
Brother = new Child { Id = 5 },
Sister = new Child { Id = 7 }
};
var childEdit = new ChildEdit();
childEdit.InjectFrom(child)
.InjectFrom<EntityToInt>(child);
Assert.AreEqual(1, childEdit.Id);
Assert.AreEqual("John", childEdit.Name);
Assert.AreEqual(3, childEdit.MotherId);
Assert.AreEqual(9, childEdit.FatherId);
Assert.AreEqual(5, childEdit.BrotherId);
Assert.AreEqual(7, childEdit.SisterId);
Assert.AreEqual(0, childEdit.Sister2Id);
var c = new Child();
c.InjectFrom(childEdit)
.InjectFrom<IntToEntity>(childEdit);
Assert.AreEqual(1, c.Id);
Assert.AreEqual("John", c.Name);
Assert.AreEqual(3, c.Mother.Id);
Assert.AreEqual(9, c.Father.Id);
Assert.AreEqual(5, c.Brother.Id);
Assert.AreEqual(7, c.Sister.Id);
Assert.AreEqual(null, c.Sister2);
}
public class Entity
{
public int Id { get; set; }
}
public class Parent : Entity
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class Child : Entity
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public Parent Mother { get; set; }
public Parent Father { get; set; }
public Child Brother { get; set; }
public Child Sister { get; set; }
public Child Sister2 { get; set; }
}
public class ChildEdit
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public int MotherId { get; set; }
public int FatherId { get; set; }
public int BrotherId { get; set; }
public int SisterId { get; set; }
public int Sister2Id { get; set; }
}
public class EntityToInt : LoopValueInjection
{
protected override bool TypesMatch(Type sourceType, Type targetType)
{
return sourceType.IsSubclassOf(typeof(Entity)) && targetType == typeof(int);
}
protected override string TargetPropName(string sourcePropName)
{
return sourcePropName + "Id";
}
protected override bool AllowSetValue(object value)
{
return value != null;
}
protected override object SetValue(object sourcePropertyValue)
{
return (sourcePropertyValue as Entity).Id;
}
}
public class IntToEntity : LoopValueInjection
{
protected override bool TypesMatch(Type sourceType, Type targetType)
{
return sourceType == typeof(int) && targetType.IsSubclassOf(typeof(Entity));
}
protected override string TargetPropName(string sourcePropName)
{
return sourcePropName.RemoveSuffix("Id");
}
protected override bool AllowSetValue(object value)
{
return (int)value > 0;
}
protected override object SetValue(object sourcePropertyValue)
{
// you could as well do repoType = IoC.Resolve(typeof(IRepo<>).MakeGenericType(TargetPropType))
var repoType = typeof (Repo<>).MakeGenericType(TargetPropType);
var repo = Activator.CreateInstance(repoType);
return repoType.GetMethod("Get").Invoke(repo, new[] {sourcePropertyValue});
}
}
class Repo<T> : IRepo<T> where T : Entity, new()
{
public T Get(int id)
{
return new T{Id = id};
}
}
private interface IRepo<T>
{
T Get(int id);
}
}
It's possible to define the foreign key in EF this way as well:
[ForeignKey("MotherId")]
public virtual Parent Mother { get; set; }
public int MotherId { get; set; }
In this case, It's not necessary to do an extra query to find the Mother. Just Assign the ViewModel's MotherId to the Model's MotherId.