Convenience method to return if the provided type is a primitive. - Java Reflection

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Convenience method to return if the provided type is a primitive.

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//package com.java2s;

import javax.lang.model.type.TypeKind;
import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convenience method to return if the provided type is a primitive.
     * @param type The type
     * @return Whether it is a primitive
     */
    public static boolean typeIsPrimitive(TypeMirror type) {
        TypeKind kind = type.getKind();
        return kind == TypeKind.BOOLEAN || kind == TypeKind.BYTE
                || kind == TypeKind.CHAR || kind == TypeKind.DOUBLE
                || kind == TypeKind.FLOAT || kind == TypeKind.INT
                || kind == TypeKind.LONG || kind == TypeKind.SHORT;
    }
}

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