mapping private property entity framework code first

Question

I am using EF 4.1 and was look for a nice workaround for the lack of enum support. A backing property of int seems logical.

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Answer 1

Another workaround might be to set your field as internal:

    [NotMapped]
    public dynamic FacebookMetadata {
        get
        {
            return JObject.Parse(this.FacebookMetadataDb);
        }
        set
        {
            this.FacebookMetadataDb = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(value);
        }
    }

    ///this one
    internal string FacebookMetadataDb { get; set; }

and add it to tour model:

    protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
    {
        modelBuilder.Conventions.Remove<System.Data.Entity.ModelConfiguration.Conventions.ManyToManyCascadeDeleteConvention>();

        ///here
        modelBuilder.Entity<FacebookPage>().Property(p => p.FacebookMetadataDb);

        base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
    }