Type.IsPrimitive Property

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Type.cs

Gets a value indicating whether the Type is one of the primitive types.

public:
 property bool IsPrimitive { bool get(); };

public bool IsPrimitive { get; }

member this.IsPrimitive : bool

Public ReadOnly Property IsPrimitive As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the Type is one of the primitive types; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the IsContextful, IsMarshalByRef, and IsPrimitive properties of the Type class. It checks whether the given type can be hosted in the context, whether it can be marshaled by reference, and whether the type is a primitive data type.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting::Contexts;

public ref class ContextBoundClass: public ContextBoundObject
{
   public:
      String^ Value;
};

public ref class Example
{
public:
   void Demo()
   {
      // Determine whether the types can be hosted in a Context.
      Console::WriteLine("The IsContextful property for the {0} type is {1}.",
                         Example::typeid->Name, Example::typeid->IsContextful);
      Console::WriteLine("The IsContextful property for the {0} type is {1}.",
                         ContextBoundClass::typeid->Name, ContextBoundClass::typeid->IsContextful);
      
      // Determine whether the types are marshalled by reference.
      Console::WriteLine("The IsMarshalByRef property of {0} is {1}.",
                         Example::typeid->Name, Example::typeid->IsMarshalByRef );
      Console::WriteLine("The IsMarshalByRef property of {0} is {1}.",
                         ContextBoundClass::typeid->Name, ContextBoundClass::typeid->IsMarshalByRef );
      
      // Determine whether the types are primitive datatypes.
      Console::WriteLine("{0} is a primitive data type: {1}.",
                         int::typeid->Name, int::typeid->IsPrimitive );
      Console::WriteLine("{0} is a primitive data type: {1}.",
                         String::typeid->Name, String::typeid->IsPrimitive );
   }
};

int main()
{
   Example^ ex = gcnew Example;
   ex->Demo();
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    The IsContextful property for the Example type is False.
//    The IsContextful property for the ContextBoundClass type is True.
//    The IsMarshalByRef property of Example is False.
//    The IsMarshalByRef property of ContextBoundClass is True.
//    Int32 is a primitive data type: True.
//    String is a primitive data type: False.

using System;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Contexts;

public class ContextBoundClass: ContextBoundObject
{
    public string Value = "The Value property.";
}

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
         // Determine whether the types can be hosted in a Context.
         Console.WriteLine("The IsContextful property for the {0} type is {1}.",
                           typeof(Example).Name, typeof(Example).IsContextful);
         Console.WriteLine("The IsContextful property for the {0} type is {1}.",
                           typeof(ContextBoundClass).Name, typeof(ContextBoundClass).IsContextful);

         // Determine whether the types are marshalled by reference.
         Console.WriteLine("The IsMarshalByRef property of {0} is {1}.",
                           typeof(Example).Name, typeof(Example).IsMarshalByRef);
         Console.WriteLine("The IsMarshalByRef property of {0} is {1}.",
                           typeof(ContextBoundClass).Name, typeof(ContextBoundClass).IsMarshalByRef);

         // Determine whether the types are primitive datatypes.
         Console.WriteLine("{0} is a primitive data type: {1}.",
                           typeof(int).Name, typeof(int).IsPrimitive);
         Console.WriteLine("{0} is a primitive data type: {1}.",
                           typeof(string).Name, typeof(string).IsPrimitive);
    }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    The IsContextful property for the Example type is False.
//    The IsContextful property for the ContextBoundClass type is True.
//    The IsMarshalByRef property of Example is False.
//    The IsMarshalByRef property of ContextBoundClass is True.
//    Int32 is a primitive data type: True.
//    String is a primitive data type: False.

open System

type ContextBoundClass() as this =
    inherit ContextBoundObject()
    [<DefaultValue>]
    val mutable public Value : string 
    do 
        this.Value <- "The Value property."

type Example() = class end

// Determine whether the types can be hosted in a Context.
printfn $"The IsContextful property for the {typeof<Example>.Name} type is {typeof<Example>.IsContextful}."
printfn $"The IsContextful property for the {typeof<ContextBoundClass>.Name} type is {typeof<ContextBoundClass>.IsContextful}."

// Determine whether the types are marshalled by reference.
printfn $"The IsMarshalByRef property of {typeof<Example>.Name} is {typeof<Example>.IsMarshalByRef}."
printfn $"The IsMarshalByRef property of {typeof<ContextBoundClass>.Name} is {typeof<ContextBoundClass>.IsMarshalByRef}."

// Determine whether the types are primitive datatypes.
printfn $"{typeof<int>.Name} is a primitive data type: {typeof<int>.IsPrimitive}."
printfn $"{typeof<string>.Name} is a primitive data type: {typeof<string>.IsPrimitive}."
// The example displays the following output:
//    The IsContextful property for the Example type is False.
//    The IsContextful property for the ContextBoundClass type is True.
//    The IsMarshalByRef property of Example is False.
//    The IsMarshalByRef property of ContextBoundClass is True.
//    Int32 is a primitive data type: True.
//    String is a primitive data type: False.

Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Contexts

Public Class ContextBoundClass : Inherits ContextBoundObject
    Public Value As String = "The Value property."
End Class

Public Class Example
    Public Shared Sub Main()
         ' Determine whether the types can be hosted in a Context.
         Console.WriteLine("The IsContextful property for the {0} type is {1}.",
                           GetType(Example).Name, GetType(Example).IsContextful)
         Console.WriteLine("The IsContextful property for the {0} type is {1}.",
                           GetType(ContextBoundClass).Name, GetType(ContextBoundClass).IsContextful)
         ' Determine whether the types are marshalled by reference.
         Console.WriteLine("The IsMarshalByRef property of {0} is {1}.",
                           GetType(Example).Name, GetType(Example).IsMarshalByRef)
         Console.WriteLine("The IsMarshalByRef property of {0} is {1}.",
                           GetType(ContextBoundClass).Name, GetType(ContextBoundClass).IsMarshalByRef)
         ' Determine whether the types are primitive datatypes.
         Console.WriteLine("{0} is a primitive data type: {1}.",
                           GetType(Integer).Name, GetType(Integer).IsPrimitive)
         Console.WriteLine("{0} is a primitive data type: {1}.",
                           GetType(String).Name, GetType(String).IsPrimitive)
    End Sub
End Class
' The example displays the following output:
'    The IsContextful property for the Example type is False.
'    The IsContextful property for the ContextBoundClass type is True.
'    The IsMarshalByRef property of Example is False.
'    The IsMarshalByRef property of ContextBoundClass is True.
'    Int32 is a primitive data type: True.
'    String is a primitive data type: False.

Remarks

The primitive types are Boolean, Byte, SByte, Int16, UInt16, Int32, UInt32, Int64, UInt64, IntPtr, UIntPtr, Char, Double, and Single.

If the current Type represents a generic type, or a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, this property always returns false.

See also

• Boolean
• Byte
• SByte
• Int16
• UInt16
• Int32
• UInt32
• Int64
• UInt64
• Char
• Double
• Single
• IsPrimitiveImpl()