AutoMapperIntro.Controllers.Manager.AddManufacturer C# (CSharp) Method

        public ManufacturerBase AddManufacturer(ManufacturerAdd newItem)
        {
            // Create a design model object

            Manufacturer man = Mapper.Map<Manufacturer>(newItem);

            /*
            Manufacturer man = new Manufacturer();
            man.Name = newItem.Name;
            man.Country = newItem.Country;
            man.YearStarted = newItem.YearStarted;
            */

            // Add and save
            ds.Manufacturers.Add(man);
            ds.SaveChanges();

            // Prepare and return the object
            return Mapper.Map<ManufacturerBase>(man);

            /*
            // Prepare the object to be returned
            ManufacturerBase addedItem = new ManufacturerBase();
            addedItem.Id = man.Id;
            addedItem.Name = man.Name;
            addedItem.Country = man.Country;
            addedItem.YearStarted = man.YearStarted;

            // Return the result
            return addedItem;
            */
        }

 public ActionResult Create(ManufacturerAdd newItem)
 {
     if (ModelState.IsValid)
     {
         ManufacturerBase addedItem = m.AddManufacturer(newItem);
         // Should probably do a quick if-null test
         return(RedirectToAction("details", new { id = addedItem.Id }));
     }
     else
     {
         return(RedirectToAction("index"));
     }
 }