Existe uma solução. Considere o seguinte:
public sealed class AccountStatus
{
public static readonly AccountStatus Open = new AccountStatus(1);
public static readonly AccountStatus Closed = new AccountStatus(2);
public static readonly SortedList<byte, AccountStatus> Values = new SortedList<byte, AccountStatus>();
private readonly byte Value;
private AccountStatus(byte value)
{
this.Value = value;
Values.Add(value, this);
}
public static implicit operator AccountStatus(byte value)
{
return Values[value];
}
public static implicit operator byte(AccountStatus value)
{
return value.Value;
}
}
O acima oferece conversão implícita:
AccountStatus openedAccount = 1; // Works
byte openedValue = AccountStatus.Open; // Works
Isso é um pouco mais trabalhoso do que declarar uma enum normal (embora você possa refatorar alguns dos itens acima em uma classe base genérica comum). Você pode ir ainda mais longe, fazendo com que a classe base implemente IComparable & IEquatable, além de adicionar métodos para retornar o valor de DescriptionAttributes, nomes declarados, etc.
Eu escrevi uma classe base (RichEnum <>) para lidar com a maioria do trabalho pesado, o que facilita a declaração de enumerações acima para:
public sealed class AccountStatus : RichEnum<byte, AccountStatus>
{
public static readonly AccountStatus Open = new AccountStatus(1);
public static readonly AccountStatus Closed = new AccountStatus(2);
private AccountStatus(byte value) : base (value)
{
}
public static implicit operator AccountStatus(byte value)
{
return Convert(value);
}
}
A classe base (RichEnum) está listada abaixo.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Resources;
namespace Ethica
{
using Reflection;
using Text;
[DebuggerDisplay("{Value} ({Name})")]
public abstract class RichEnum<TValue, TDerived>
: IEquatable<TDerived>,
IComparable<TDerived>,
IComparable, IComparer<TDerived>
where TValue : struct , IComparable<TValue>, IEquatable<TValue>
where TDerived : RichEnum<TValue, TDerived>
{
#region Backing Fields
/// <summary>
/// The value of the enum item
/// </summary>
public readonly TValue Value;
/// <summary>
/// The public field name, determined from reflection
/// </summary>
private string _name;
/// <summary>
/// The DescriptionAttribute, if any, linked to the declaring field
/// </summary>
private DescriptionAttribute _descriptionAttribute;
/// <summary>
/// Reverse lookup to convert values back to local instances
/// </summary>
private static SortedList<TValue, TDerived> _values;
private static bool _isInitialized;
#endregion
#region Constructors
protected RichEnum(TValue value)
{
if (_values == null)
_values = new SortedList<TValue, TDerived>();
this.Value = value;
_values.Add(value, (TDerived)this);
}
#endregion
#region Properties
public string Name
{
get
{
CheckInitialized();
return _name;
}
}
public string Description
{
get
{
CheckInitialized();
if (_descriptionAttribute != null)
return _descriptionAttribute.Description;
return _name;
}
}
#endregion
#region Initialization
private static void CheckInitialized()
{
if (!_isInitialized)
{
ResourceManager _resources = new ResourceManager(typeof(TDerived).Name, typeof(TDerived).Assembly);
var fields = typeof(TDerived)
.GetFields(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.Public)
.Where(t => t.FieldType == typeof(TDerived));
foreach (var field in fields)
{
TDerived instance = (TDerived)field.GetValue(null);
instance._name = field.Name;
instance._descriptionAttribute = field.GetAttribute<DescriptionAttribute>();
var displayName = field.Name.ToPhrase();
}
_isInitialized = true;
}
}
#endregion
#region Conversion and Equality
public static TDerived Convert(TValue value)
{
return _values[value];
}
public static bool TryConvert(TValue value, out TDerived result)
{
return _values.TryGetValue(value, out result);
}
public static implicit operator TValue(RichEnum<TValue, TDerived> value)
{
return value.Value;
}
public static implicit operator RichEnum<TValue, TDerived>(TValue value)
{
return _values[value];
}
public static implicit operator TDerived(RichEnum<TValue, TDerived> value)
{
return value;
}
public override string ToString()
{
return _name;
}
#endregion
#region IEquatable<TDerived> Members
public override bool Equals(object obj)
{
if (obj != null)
{
if (obj is TValue)
return Value.Equals((TValue)obj);
if (obj is TDerived)
return Value.Equals(((TDerived)obj).Value);
}
return false;
}
bool IEquatable<TDerived>.Equals(TDerived other)
{
return Value.Equals(other.Value);
}
public override int GetHashCode()
{
return Value.GetHashCode();
}
#endregion
#region IComparable Members
int IComparable<TDerived>.CompareTo(TDerived other)
{
return Value.CompareTo(other.Value);
}
int IComparable.CompareTo(object obj)
{
if (obj != null)
{
if (obj is TValue)
return Value.CompareTo((TValue)obj);
if (obj is TDerived)
return Value.CompareTo(((TDerived)obj).Value);
}
return -1;
}
int IComparer<TDerived>.Compare(TDerived x, TDerived y)
{
return (x == null) ? -1 :
(y == null) ? 1 :
x.Value.CompareTo(y.Value);
}
#endregion
public static IEnumerable<TDerived> Values
{
get
{
return _values.Values;
}
}
public static TDerived Parse(string name)
{
foreach (TDerived value in _values.Values)
if (0 == string.Compare(value.Name, name, true) || 0 == string.Compare(value.DisplayName, name, true))
return value;
return null;
}
}
}
enum YesNo {Yes, No}que pode implicitamente converter em bool.