Entity framework code first convert between class boolean and column integer

Question

I am using Entity Framework 5 code first. My table has a column called Active and its datatype is of type int. The values that are st

Answer 1

I tried the following because I do not know if Entity Framework can handle the conversion for me.

I removed this line:

this.Property(x => x.IsActive).HasColumnName("Active").HasColumnType("int");

I then added a property to my CommandExecutionServer class:

public class CommandExecutionServer : IEntity
{
     public int Id { get; set; }

     public int? Active { get; set; }

     public bool IsActive
     {
          get
          {
               return (Active == 1) ? true : false;
          }
     }
}

There might be a better way but this works for me for now. If any one can better this then please go ahead :)

Answer 2

 SELECT   CONVERT(A.bitcolumn as bit) as bitout

ado.net will convert bits to bools. So, just convert your integer to a bit in your select statement in t-sql.