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fearofawhackplanet
fearofawhackplanet

Reputation: 53396

Alternative to "char" enum

I have a database which needs a status column updating to a single char status code ('E' or 'U').

I'd like to use an enum for updating this field through my API to ensure the possible values are restricted correctly. Obviously enums can't be of char type. What might be be a good alternative method?

And no, I can't change the database schema :)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 331

Answers (2)

leppie
leppie

Reputation: 117250

byte - if you have char

ushort - if you have nchar

Both can be cast to the underlying integer, and then cast to char (C#).

Upvotes: 1

Will Dean
Will Dean

Reputation: 39500

You can assign chars to enum members.

Does this help:

enum Status
{
 Empty = 'E',
 Updated = 'U'
}
void Main()
{
 Status status = Status.Empty;
 Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", status, (char)status);
}

Upvotes: 4

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