AP® Computer Science A glossary
Primitive type
Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 1: Using Objects and Methods
A data type for numbers and Boolean values whose variables hold the value directly. In this course: int, double and boolean.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.2.A.21.2.B.1
The primitive data types define the values and operations for numbers and Boolean values. The course uses three: int, double and boolean. The other five (long, short, byte, float, char) are outside the course.