ef 5 codefirst enum collection not generated in database

Question

I am using EF5 and .NET 4.5. I have one particular class that is being generated incorrectly in the database. Although it is somewhat more complicated in my website, I\'ll s

Answer 1

Based on the answer by Gert Amold you could create a nice wrapper class by using the implicit operator:

public class RoleWrapper
{
    public int Id { get; set; }

    // Role is any Enum
    public Role Role { get; set; }

    public static implicit operator Role(RoleWrapper val)
    {
        return val.Role;
    }
    public static implicit operator RoleWrapper(Role val)
    {
        return new RoleWrapper() { Role = val };
    }
}

This way you can use the collection with the primitiv Enum type Role:

myUser.Roles.Add(Role.WhateverRole);
Role firstRole = myUser.Roles[0];