Error - Cannot implicitly convert type String to Employee_Management.GenderTye

Question

User1979860870 posted

Hi

 Error - Cannot implicitly convert type String to Employee_Management.GenderTye

SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();

                while (rdr.Read())
                {
                    Employee Employee = new Employee();
                    Employee.Code = Convert.ToInt32(rdr["Code"]);
                    Employee.Name = rdr["Name"].ToString();
                    Employee.Gender = rdr["Gender"].ToString();
                   lstEmployee.Add(Employee);
                }

public class Employee

    {

        [Key]

        public int Code { get; set; }

 

        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Name Required")]

        [StringLength(50, MinimumLength = 3)]

        public string Name { get; set; }

 

        [EnumDataType(typeof(GenderType))]

        public GenderType Gender { get; set; }

    }

public enum GenderType
    {
        Male,
        Female,
        Other
    }

Thanks

Answer 1

User475983607 posted

Enums are named integer constants; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/enum.

If we assume you saved the integer in your table then the syntax is...

Employee.Gender = Convert.ToInt32(rdr["Gender"]);

If you stored a string then the syntax is...  see the docs; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.enum.parse?view=net-5.0

Employee.Gender = (Gender)Enum.Parse(typeof(Gender), rdr["Gender"].ToString(), true);