EF 4.1 Code First - map enum wrapper as complex type

Question

I\'m trying to build a generic solution to the problem of enums with EF 4.1. My solution is basically a generic version of How to fake enums in ef 4. The enum wrapper class

Answer 1

That might be the best option for enums, but another idea would be to just use constants instead of enums:

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    Console.WriteLine("There are {0} red chicken sandwiches.", 
        sandwiches.ChickenSandwiches
                  .Where(s => s.Color == Color.red)
                  .ToArray().Length);
}

public struct Color
{
    public const int red = 1;
    public const int green = 2;
}

public class ChickenSandwich
{
    public ChickenSandwich()
    {
    }

    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Color { get; set; }
}

public class Sandwiches : DbContext
{
    public DbSet ChickenSandwiches { get; set; }
}