When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsPrimitive property and determines whether the Type is one of the primitive types.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax . . :: . Boolean
true if the Type is one of the primitive types; otherwise, false.
Protected MustOverride Function IsPrimitiveImpl As Booleanprotected abstract bool IsPrimitiveImpl()protected:
virtual bool IsPrimitiveImpl() abstractabstract IsPrimitiveImpl : unit -> bool
Return Value
Type: Systemtrue if the Type is one of the primitive types; otherwise, false.
Examples
The following example determines whether the given type is a primitive type and displays the result.
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Public Class MyTypeDelegatorClass
Inherits TypeDelegator
Public myElementType As String = Nothing
Private myType As Type = Nothing
Public Sub New(ByVal myType As Type)
MyBase.New(myType)
Me.myType = myType
End Sub 'New
' Override the IsPrimitiveImpl method.
Protected Overrides Function IsPrimitiveImpl() As Boolean
' Determine whether the type is a primitive type.
If myType.IsPrimitive Then
myElementType = "primitive"
Return True
End If
Return False
End Function 'IsPrimitiveImpl
End Class 'MyTypeDelegatorClass
Public Class MyTypeDemoClass
Public Shared Sub Main()
Try
Console.WriteLine("Determine whether int is a primitive type.")
Dim myType As MyTypeDelegatorClass
myType = New MyTypeDelegatorClass(GetType(Integer))
' Determine whether int is a primitive type.
If myType.IsPrimitive Then
Console.WriteLine(GetType(Integer).ToString() + " is a primitive type.")
Else
Console.WriteLine(GetType(Integer).ToString() + " is not a primitive type.")
End If
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.NewLine + "Determine whether string is a primitive type.")
myType = New MyTypeDelegatorClass(GetType(String))
' Determine whether string is a primitive type.
If myType.IsPrimitive Then
Console.WriteLine(GetType(String).ToString() + " is a primitive type.")
Else
Console.WriteLine(GetType(String).ToString() + " is not a primitive type.")
End If
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", e.Message.ToString())
End Try
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'MyTypeDemoClass
using System;
using System.Reflection;
public class MyTypeDelegatorClass : TypeDelegator
{
public string myElementType = null;
private Type myType = null ;
public MyTypeDelegatorClass(Type myType) : base(myType)
{
this.myType = myType;
}
// Override the IsPrimitiveImpl.
protected override bool IsPrimitiveImpl()
{
// Determine whether the type is a primitive type.
if(myType.IsPrimitive)
{
myElementType = "primitive";
return true;
}
return false;
}
}
public class MyTypeDemoClass
{
public static void Main()
{
try
{
Console.WriteLine ("Determine whether int is a primitive type.");
MyTypeDelegatorClass myType;
myType = new MyTypeDelegatorClass(typeof(int));
// Determine whether int is a primitive type.
if( myType.IsPrimitive)
{
Console.WriteLine(typeof(int) + " is a primitive type.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(typeof(int) + " is not a primitive type.");
}
Console.WriteLine ("\nDetermine whether string is a primitive type.");
myType = new MyTypeDelegatorClass(typeof(string));
// Determine if string is a primitive type.
if( myType.IsPrimitive)
{
Console.WriteLine(typeof(string) + " is a primitive type.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(typeof(string) + " is not a primitive type.");
}
}
catch( Exception e )
{
Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", e.Message);
}
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
public ref class MyTypeDelegatorClass: public TypeDelegator
{
public:
String^ myElementType;
private:
Type^ myType;
public:
MyTypeDelegatorClass( Type^ myType )
: TypeDelegator( myType )
{
this->myType = myType;
}
protected:
// Override the IsPrimitiveImpl.
virtual bool IsPrimitiveImpl() override
{
// Determine whether the type is a primitive type.
if ( myType->IsPrimitive )
{
myElementType = "primitive";
return true;
}
return false;
}
};
int main()
{
try
{
Console::WriteLine( "Determine whether int is a primitive type." );
MyTypeDelegatorClass^ myType;
myType = gcnew MyTypeDelegatorClass( int::typeid );
// Determine whether int is a primitive type.
if ( myType->IsPrimitive )
{
Console::WriteLine( "{0} is a primitive type.", int::typeid );
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine( "{0} is not a primitive type.", int::typeid );
}
Console::WriteLine( "\nDetermine whether String is a primitive type." );
myType = gcnew MyTypeDelegatorClass( String::typeid );
// Determine if String is a primitive type.
if ( myType->IsPrimitive )
{
Console::WriteLine( "{0} is a primitive type.", String::typeid );
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine( "{0} is not a primitive type.", String::typeid );
}
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", e->Message );
}
}
Platforms
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.