API Overview

The ModelMapper API consists of a few principal types:

• ModelMapper
  • The class you instantiate to perform object mapping, configure matching, load PropertyMaps and register Mappers
  • Contains Configuration and TypeMaps
• PropertyMap
  • The class you extend to define mappings between source and destination properties for a specific pair of types
• TypeMap
  • The interface you use to perform configuration, introspection and mapping for a specific pair of types
  • Contains property mappings that are added from a PropertyMap
  • Created by a ModelMapper
• Converter
  • The interface you implement to perform custom conversion between two types or property hierarchies
  • Added to a ModelMapper, set against a TypeMap, or used in a mapping.
• Provider
  • The interface you implement to provide instances of destination types.
  • Set against a TypeMap or used in a mapping.
• Condition
  • The interface you implement to conditionally create a mapping.
  • Used in a mapping.

Also see the Property Mapping section of the User’s Guide for an overview of the Mapping API.