Overview#

Primitive data type is a Data Classification of a Data type

Most programming languages support various Primitive data types, for example: Classic basic primitive types may include:

• Character (character, char)
• Integer (integer, int, short, long, byte) with a variety of precisions
• Floating-point number (float, double, real, double precision)
• Fixed-point number (fixed) with a variety of precisions and a programmer-selected scale.
• Boolean, logical values true and false.
• Reference data type (also called a pointer or handle), a small value referring to another object's address in memory or a perhaps a hyperlink. (by-reference)

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Composite data type
• Data type
• FHIR Resource

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• [#1] - Primitive_data_type - based on information obtained 2018-09-18-