How to get int value from enum in C#? Converting enum to number

Hello everyone! I just started learning C# and encountered a problem. I have an enum that describes order statuses: ```csharp public enum OrderStatus { Created, Processing, Shipped, Delivered, Cancelled } ``` I need to save the order status to the database as an integer (int). For example, `OrderStatus.Created` should become 0, `OrderStatus.Processing` — 1, and so on. But when I try to simply assign the value: ```csharp int statusCode = OrderStatus.Created; ``` The compiler gives an error: "Cannot implicitly convert type 'OrderStatus' to 'int'". I understand that enum is a separate type, not just a number. But how do I correctly get its numeric value? I tried doing `(int)OrderStatus.Created`, and it seems to work, but