Please help I'm a newbie.. I'm just wondering why
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Why Java Data types called primitive?
Please help I'm a newbie.. I'm just wondering why
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Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
Sounds like a homework question to me..
What did your research show?
Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
i can't find anything directly answer my question..
Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
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a : not derived : original, primary
b : assumed as a basis; especially : axiomatic <primitive concepts>
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c : belonging to or characteristic of an early stage of development : crude, rudimentary <primitive technology>
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A primitive type is predefined by the language and...
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Primitive types are the most basic data types available
Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
thanks.. though it is not the answer i'm looking for..
Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
What answer were you looking for? That implies you know what the answer is so why ask the question?
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Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
answer like It is called Primitive because ..................... as simple as Java was originally called "Oak".. The language, initially called Oak after an oak tree that stood outside Gosling's office... something like that but it's ok if there's really none... thanks anyway
Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
primitive data types are the basis for which all objects are derived. So, it's "primitive", because it's the first, the beginning.
Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
You ask a question (which you could research yourself)
Someone provides an answer
Your reply was basically "I don't like your answer, give me another one"
Do you realise how rude that makes you?
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Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
Thanks Hisma.. Thanks for all who replied and answered me.. God Bless all of you..
Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
The building blocks of the objects in java are called as primitive data types. There are eight primitive data types such as byte, short, int, long, char, float, double, and boolean. They are categorized according to the groups like Integers, floating point numbers, characters and boolean. These are the built-in data types of the programming language.
Re: Why Java Data types called primitive?
thanks albsmith
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