Best method to store Enum in Database

Question

What is the best method of storing an Enum in a Database using C# And Visual Studio and MySQL Data Connector.

I am going to be creating a new project with over 100 E

Answer 1

I'm not sure if it is the most flexible, but you could simply store the string versions of them. It is certainly readable, but maybe difficult to maintain. Enums convert from strings and back pretty easily:

public enum TestEnum
{
    MyFirstEnum,
    MySecondEnum
}

static void TestEnums()
{
    string str = TestEnum.MyFirstEnum.ToString();
    Console.WriteLine( "Enum = {0}", str );
    TestEnum e = (TestEnum)Enum.Parse( typeof( TestEnum ), "MySecondEnum", true );
    Console.WriteLine( "Enum = {0}", e );
}