You shouldnt use Mysql ENUMS, they have some ugly properties. Any change in the list of allowed fields requires a complete rebuild of the table, which can take ages. Using a Char and filtering in the application is much better!
greets, Benjamin On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:27:02 -0700 (PDT), umpirsky <umpir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > > I wonder what is the best way to model MySQL enums? Class with constants, > or > array of constants, or maybe sth else? You need to render options in > templates (<select>) or to use enum values allll over the code. > > So, what is the right way to go? > > Regards, > Saša Stamenković.
