Home » .Net » C# Programs

C# - Check a Specified Type is Primitive Data Type or Not?

Learn, how to check a specified type is a primitive data type or not in C#?
Submitted by Nidhi, on October 30, 2020 [Last updated : March 22, 2023]

Checking a type is primitive data type or not

Here, we will check a specified type is primitive data-type or not using the IsPrimitive property of Type class.

C# program to check a specified type is primitive data type or not

The source code to check a specified type is a primitive data-type or not is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully on Microsoft Visual Studio.

//C# program to check a specified type is a primitive data type.

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Type type = typeof(int);

        if (type.IsPrimitive== true)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\"int\" is a primitive data type");
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\"int\" is not a primitive data type");
        }
    }
}

Output

"int" is a primitive data type
Press any key to continue . . .

Explanation

In the above program, we created a class Program that contains the Main() method. The Main() method is the entry point for the program. Here we check the specified type is primitive data-type or not using the IsPrimitive property of Type class and printed the appropriate message on the console screen.

C# Basic Programs »