public enum DepartmentNames { English, Math, Economics } public class Department { public int DepartmentID { get; set; } public DepartmentNames Name { get; set; } public decimal Budget { get; set; } }
using (var context = new BaseDbContext()) { context.Departments.Add(new Department { Name = DepartmentNames.Math }); context.SaveChanges(); var department = (from d in context.Departments select d).FirstOrDefault(); Console.WriteLine( "DepartmentID: {0} Name: {1}", department.DepartmentID, department.Name); } Console.ReadKey();