Enum typed properties in Entity Framework objects?

Question

Is there a way to match the generated objects for an enumeration?

And I mean simply:

class Person
{
    RelationshipStaus RelationshipStatus { get; set; }
}

enum RelationshipStatus : byte
{
    Single,
    Married,
    Divorced
}

The RelationshipStatus property in the database is a simple byte, I want this to be an enumeration in my project.

Answer 1

Enumerations are supported at EF ≥ 5.

See this .

Answer 2

Unfortunately, you cannot, at least not directly. For convenience, you can create an accessor that converts the value to and from an enumeration type:

public int RelationshipStatusInt { get; set; }

public RelationshipStatus RelationshipStatus
{
    get { return (RelationshipStatus)RelationshipStatusInt; }
    set { RelationshipStatusInt = (int)value; }
}

Linq EF, DB ( Linq to Objects).

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Answer 3

As Thomas said, there is no solution.

I would just recommend to users who are faced with the desire to use transfers in EF and vote for this connection: http://data.uservoice.com/forums/72025-ado-net-entity-framework-ef-feature-suggestions/suggestions / 1015335-support-for-enums