C#

((int)type).ToString();

((int)type).ToString()[0];

enum PackageType
{
    Standard = '1',
    Request = '2',
    Answer = '3'
}

enum PackageType : byte { STANDARD, REQUEST, ANSWER }

static readonly byte[] PackageTypeValues = { (byte)'1', (byte)'2', (byte)'3' };

byte PackageTypeToByte( PackageType packageType )
{
    return PackageTypeValues[(byte)packageType];
}

public enum ByteEnum
{
    FortyNine = (byte)'1',
    Fifty = (byte)'2',
    FiftyOne = (byte)'3'
}

// (int) ByteEnum.Fifty => 50

picardy wrote:

This is a program I am trying to develop for visually impaired people for easy login access to the local library.

Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:

You might not have a Controller for your Model

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:

I think, because a Model requires a Controller to fill it up

using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnect))
    {
    con.Open();
    using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT Id, description FROM myTable WHERE UserName=@UN", con))
        {
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@UN", TextBoxWithUserNameIn.Text);
        using (SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader())
            {
            while (reader.Read())
                {
                int id = (int) reader["Id"];
                string desc = (string) reader["description"];
                Console.WriteLine("ID: {0}\n    {1}", id, desc);
                }
            }
        }
    }