How to save enum in database as string

Question

This is my Model Class where we have a Type which could be a Zombie or Human

public class User
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string Name { ge         


        

Answer 1

You can save the enum to the db as a string, and I agree with dotctor that it is not the best idea, but if you need to, you need to make a few changes.

public class User
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public List WeposInList { get; set; }

    [Column("Type")]
    public string TypeString
    {
       get { return Type.ToString(); }
       private set { Type= value.ParseEnum(); }
    }

    [NotMapped]
    public Type Type { get; set; }
}  

Add this extension class to your project.

public static class StringExtensions
{
    public static T ParseEnum(this string value)
    {
        return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value, true);
    }
}

Full details are here - http://NoDogmaBlog.bryanhogan.net/2014/11/saving-enums-as-strings-with-entity-framework/