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

        public IEnumerable<ManufacturerList> GetAllManufacturersAsList()
        {
            // Fetch from the persistent store
            var fetchedObjects = ds.Manufacturers.OrderBy(man => man.Name);

            // Prepare and return the view model objects
            return Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<ManufacturerList>>(fetchedObjects);

            /*
            // Prepare the view model objects...

            // Create a collection
            var manufacturers = new List<ManufacturerList>();

            // Go through the fetch results
            foreach (var item in fetchedObjects)
            {
                var man = new ManufacturerList();
                man.Id = item.Id;
                man.Name = item.Name;
                manufacturers.Add(man);
            }

            // Return the result
            return manufacturers;
            */
        }

        // ############################################################

        //
        // GET: /Vehicles/Create
        public ActionResult Create()
        {
            // Prepare the data for the view
            var addForm = new VehicleAddForm();

            // If necessary, provide initial values for the form
            addForm.ModelYear = DateTime.Now.Year;

            // Add the 'select' UI control items
            addForm.Manufacturers = new SelectList(m.GetAllManufacturersAsList(), "Id", "Name");

            return(View(addForm));
        }