How do I map a char property using the Entity Framework 4.1 “code only” fluent API?

Question

I have an object that has a char property:

public class Product
{
    public char Code
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
}

Entity Frame

Answer 1

In Fluent API you can specify the database column data type using the HasColumnType method like this:

modelBuilder.Entity()   
.Property(p => p.Code)   
.HasColumnType("char");

According to Andre Artus' answer here, HasColumnType is available in EF4.1.

For those using Data Annotations, the ColumnAttribute can accomplish the same thing.

[Column(TypeName="char")]
public string Code { get; set; }