Is an ArrayList a primitive datatype or non primitive?

Question

Is an ArrayList a primitive datatype or non primitive?

Answer 1

It is a non primitive data type. The only primitive data types are boolean , byte , char , short , int , long , float and double. A hint for quickly seeing if you are using a primitives is that they are usually the only types that are lowercased when you define them.

i.e. (primitive) int intValue = 1; vs (object based) Integer integerValue = 1;

Generally, anything else inherits from the base class Object if you follow the inheritance chain down far enough.