Casting Enum

namespace EnumCasting
{
    enum Status
    {
        Unknown = 0,
        Active = 1,
        Inactive = 2
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Status statusUnknown = Status.Unknown;
            Status statusActive = Status.Active;

            Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}", statusUnknown, (int)statusUnknown);
            Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}", statusActive, (int)statusActive);

            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}