java.lang.Object
- com.google.gson.JsonElement
- - com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive

```
public final class JsonPrimitive
extends JsonElement
```
A class representing a Json primitive value. A primitive value is either a String, a Java primitive, or a Java primitive wrapper type.

Author:

Inderjeet Singh, Joel Leitch

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`JsonPrimitive(Boolean bool)`	Create a primitive containing a boolean value.
`JsonPrimitive(Character c)`	Create a primitive containing a character.
`JsonPrimitive(Number number)`	Create a primitive containing a `Number`.
`JsonPrimitive(String string)`	Create a primitive containing a String value.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`JsonPrimitive`	`deepCopy()`	Returns the same value as primitives are immutable.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`BigDecimal`	`getAsBigDecimal()`	convenience method to get this element as a `BigDecimal`.
`BigInteger`	`getAsBigInteger()`	convenience method to get this element as a `BigInteger`.
`boolean`	`getAsBoolean()`	convenience method to get this element as a boolean value.
`byte`	`getAsByte()`	convenience method to get this element as a primitive byte value.
`char`	`getAsCharacter()`	convenience method to get the first character of this element as a string or the first character of this array's first element as a string.
`double`	`getAsDouble()`	convenience method to get this element as a primitive double.
`float`	`getAsFloat()`	convenience method to get this element as a float.
`int`	`getAsInt()`	convenience method to get this element as a primitive integer.
`long`	`getAsLong()`	convenience method to get this element as a primitive long.
`Number`	`getAsNumber()`	convenience method to get this element as a Number.
`short`	`getAsShort()`	convenience method to get this element as a primitive short.
`String`	`getAsString()`	convenience method to get this element as a String.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isBoolean()`	Check whether this primitive contains a boolean value.
`boolean`	`isNumber()`	Check whether this primitive contains a Number.
`boolean`	`isString()`	Check whether this primitive contains a String value.

Methods inherited from class com.google.gson.JsonElement
getAsJsonArray, getAsJsonNull, getAsJsonObject, getAsJsonPrimitive, isJsonArray, isJsonNull, isJsonObject, isJsonPrimitive, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - JsonPrimitive
```
public JsonPrimitive(Boolean bool)
```
    Create a primitive containing a boolean value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bool - the value to create the primitive with.
  - JsonPrimitive
```
public JsonPrimitive(Number number)
```
    Create a primitive containing a Number.
    
    Parameters:
    
    number - the value to create the primitive with.
  - JsonPrimitive
```
public JsonPrimitive(String string)
```
    Create a primitive containing a String value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - the value to create the primitive with.
  - JsonPrimitive
```
public JsonPrimitive(Character c)
```
    Create a primitive containing a character. The character is turned into a one character String since Json only supports String.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - the value to create the primitive with.
- Method Detail
  - deepCopy
```
public JsonPrimitive deepCopy()
```
    Returns the same value as primitives are immutable.
    
    Specified by:
    
    deepCopy in class JsonElement
    
    Since:
    
    2.8.2
  - isBoolean
```
public boolean isBoolean()
```
    Check whether this primitive contains a boolean value.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this primitive contains a boolean value, false otherwise.
  - getAsBoolean
```
public boolean getAsBoolean()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a boolean value.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsBoolean in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a primitive boolean value.
  - isNumber
```
public boolean isNumber()
```
    Check whether this primitive contains a Number.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this primitive contains a Number, false otherwise.
  - getAsNumber
```
public Number getAsNumber()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a Number.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsNumber in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a Number.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the value contained is not a valid Number.
  - isString
```
public boolean isString()
```
    Check whether this primitive contains a String value.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this primitive contains a String value, false otherwise.
  - getAsString
```
public String getAsString()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a String.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsString in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a String.
  - getAsDouble
```
public double getAsDouble()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a primitive double.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsDouble in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a primitive double.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the value contained is not a valid double.
  - getAsBigDecimal
```
public BigDecimal getAsBigDecimal()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a BigDecimal.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsBigDecimal in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a BigDecimal.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the value contained is not a valid BigDecimal.
  - getAsBigInteger
```
public BigInteger getAsBigInteger()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a BigInteger.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsBigInteger in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a BigInteger.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the value contained is not a valid BigInteger.
  - getAsFloat
```
public float getAsFloat()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a float.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsFloat in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a float.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the value contained is not a valid float.
  - getAsLong
```
public long getAsLong()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a primitive long.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsLong in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a primitive long.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the value contained is not a valid long.
  - getAsShort
```
public short getAsShort()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a primitive short.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsShort in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a primitive short.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the value contained is not a valid short value.
  - getAsInt
```
public int getAsInt()
```
    convenience method to get this element as a primitive integer.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsInt in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a primitive integer.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the value contained is not a valid integer.
  - getAsByte
```
public byte getAsByte()
```
    Description copied from class: JsonElement
    
    convenience method to get this element as a primitive byte value.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsByte in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    get this element as a primitive byte value.
  - getAsCharacter
```
public char getAsCharacter()
```
    Description copied from class: JsonElement
    
    convenience method to get the first character of this element as a string or the first character of this array's first element as a string.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAsCharacter in class JsonElement
    
    Returns:
    
    the first character of the string.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object

Class JsonPrimitive

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.google.gson.JsonElement

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

JsonPrimitive

JsonPrimitive

JsonPrimitive

JsonPrimitive

Method Detail

deepCopy

isBoolean

getAsBoolean

isNumber

getAsNumber

isString

getAsString

getAsDouble

getAsBigDecimal

getAsBigInteger

getAsFloat

getAsLong

getAsShort

getAsInt

getAsByte

getAsCharacter

hashCode

equals