AutoMapper: How to parse an Int from a String and possible to creating rules based on data type?

Question

I have two models for my form, a ViewModel going to it, and a ControlModel coming from it. The ControlModel has all the same field names and hierarchy, but all of the field

Answer 1

I ended up doing something like this:

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Mapper.CreateMap();

Mapper.Map(mySourceObject, myDestinationObject);

And the classes it references (first draft):

// TODO: Boil down to two with Generics if possible
#region AutoMapTypeConverters
// Automap type converter definitions for 
// int, int?, decimal, decimal?, bool, bool?, Int64, Int64?, DateTime
// Automapper string to int?
private class NullIntTypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override int? ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            return null;
        else
        {   int result;
            return Int32.TryParse(source, out result) ? (int?) result : null;
}   }   }
// Automapper string to int
private class IntTypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override int ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            throw new MappingException("null string value cannot convert to non-nullable return type.");
        else
            return Int32.Parse(source); 
}   }
// Automapper string to decimal?
private class NullDecimalTypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override decimal? ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            return null;
        else
        {   decimal result;
            return Decimal.TryParse(source, out result) ? (decimal?) result : null;
}   }   }
// Automapper string to decimal
private class DecimalTypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override decimal ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            throw new MappingException("null string value cannot convert to non-nullable return type.");
        else
            return Decimal.Parse(source); 
}   }
// Automapper string to bool?
private class NullBooleanTypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override bool? ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            return null;
        else
        {   bool result;
            return Boolean.TryParse(source, out result) ? (bool?) result : null;
}   }   }
// Automapper string to bool
private class BooleanTypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override bool ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            throw new MappingException("null string value cannot convert to non-nullable return type.");
        else
            return Boolean.Parse(source); 
}   }
// Automapper string to Int64?
private class NullInt64TypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override Int64? ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            return null;
        else
        {   Int64 result;
            return Int64.TryParse(source, out result) ? (Int64?)result : null;
}   }   }
// Automapper string to Int64
private class Int64TypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override Int64 ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            throw new MappingException("null string value cannot convert to non-nullable return type.");
        else
            return Int64.Parse(source); 
}   }
// Automapper string to DateTime?
// In our case, the datetime will be a JSON2.org datetime
// Example: "/Date(1288296203190)/"
private class NullDateTimeTypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override DateTime? ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            return null;
        else
        {   DateTime result;
            return DateTime.TryParse(source, out result) ? (DateTime?) result : null;
}   }   }
// Automapper string to DateTime
private class DateTimeTypeConverter : TypeConverter
{   protected override DateTime ConvertCore(string source)
    {   if (source == null)
            throw new MappingException("null string value cannot convert to non-nullable return type.");
        else
            return DateTime.Parse(source); 
}   }
#endregion