using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using AutoMapper;

using System.Linq;

public class Program

{

    public class TopEntity

    {

        public int Id { get; set; }

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        public ICollection<BottomEntity> Bottoms { get; set; }

    }

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    public class BottomEntity

    {

        public int Id { get; set; }

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        public int TopId { get; set; }

    }

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    public class TopEntityViewModel

    {

        public int Id { get; set; }

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        public ICollection<BottomEntityViewModel> Bottoms { get; set; }

    }

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    public class BottomEntityViewModel

    {

        public int Id { get; set; }

    }

    public static void Main()

    {

        var mapperConfig = new MapperConfiguration(exp =>

            {

                exp.CreateMap<TopEntity, TopEntityViewModel>();

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                exp.CreateMap<BottomEntity, BottomEntityViewModel>();

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                exp.CreateMap<TopEntityViewModel, TopEntity>();

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                exp.CreateMap<BottomEntityViewModel, BottomEntity>()

                    .ForMember(dest => dest.TopId, opts => opts.Ignore());

            });

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            mapperConfig.AssertConfigurationIsValid();

            var mapper = mapperConfig.CreateMapper();

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            var topEntity = new TopEntity

            {

                Id = 45,

                Bottoms = new List<BottomEntity>

                {

                    new BottomEntity

                    {

                        Id = 56,

                        TopId = 45

                    },

                    new BottomEntity

                    {

                        Id = 57,

                        TopId = 45

                    }

                }

            };

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            var topEntityVm = new TopEntityViewModel

            {

                Id = 45,

                Bottoms = new List<BottomEntityViewModel>

                {

                    new BottomEntityViewModel

                    {

                        Id = 56,

                    },

                    new BottomEntityViewModel

                    {

                        Id = 57

                    }

                }

            };

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            var updatedTopEntity = mapper.Map(topEntityVm, topEntity);

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            Console.WriteLine(updatedTopEntity.Bottoms.ElementAt(0).TopId);

            Console.WriteLine(updatedTopEntity.Bottoms.ElementAt(1).TopId);

            Console.WriteLine(updatedTopEntity == topEntity);

    }

}