How do I map lists of nested objects with Dapper

Question

I'm currently using Entity Framework for my db access but want to have a look at Dapper. I have classes like this:

public class Course{
   public string Title{get;set;}
   public IList<Location> Locations {get;set;}
   ...
}

public class Location{
   public string Name {get;set;}
   ...
}

So one course can be taught at several locations. Entity Framework does the mapping for me so my Course object is populated with a list of locations. How would I go about this with Dapper, is it even possible or do I have to do it in several query steps?

Answer 1

I know I'm really late to this, but there is another option. You can use QueryMultiple here. Something like this:

var results = cnn.QueryMultiple(@"
    SELECT * 
      FROM Courses 
     WHERE Category = 1 
  ORDER BY CreationDate
          ; 
    SELECT A.*
          ,B.CourseId 
      FROM Locations A 
INNER JOIN CourseLocations B 
        ON A.LocationId = B.LocationId 
INNER JOIN Course C 
        ON B.CourseId = B.CourseId 
       AND C.Category = 1
");

var courses = results.Read<Course>();
var locations = results.Read<Location>(); //(Location will have that extra CourseId on it for the next part)
foreach (var course in courses) {
   course.Locations = locations.Where(a => a.CourseId == course.CourseId).ToList();
}