DTO pattern: Best way to copy properties between two objects

Question

In my application\'s architecture I usually send the object or list of objects from the data access layer to the web layer via the service layer, in which these objects get

Answer 1

Wouldn't lambdaj's project function do what you are looking for?

It'll look something like this:

List userNDtos = project(users, UserDTO.class, on(User.class).getUserName(), on(User.class).getFullName(), .....);

(Define the constructor for UserDTO accordingly...)

Also see here for examples...