Copy object to object (with Automapper ?)

Question

I have a class:

public class Person {
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
}

I have two insta

Answer 1

Since you asked With Automapper? can I suggest you don't use AutoMapper?

Instead use MemberwiseClone() in a Clone method, e.g.

public class Person
{
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }

    public Person Clone()
    {
        return (Person) MemberwiseClone();
    }
}

UPDATE

Its important to note this does not acheive the original posters desire to copy person1 into person2

However, (and as @Jimmy Bogard points out) using MemberwiseClone() is preferred if you just need to make a copy (clone) of the object.

For instance, if you are doing this:

//I need a copy of person1 please! I'll make a new person object 
//and automapper everything into it!
var person2 = new Person2();
Mapper.Map(person1, person2)

then really you should/could use

//oh wait, i can just use this!
var person2 = person1.Clone()