How to use flags enums in Linq to Entities queries?

Question

I have a [Flags] enum like this:

[Flags]
public enum Status
{
  None = 0,
  Active = 1,
  Inactive = 2,
  Unknown = 4
}

A Status enum may c

Answer 1

Try it like this:

byte status = (byte)(Status.Active | Status.Unknown);

var result = from r in db.Records
             select r
             where (r.Status & status) != 0