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# basic_json::is_primitive
```cpp
constexpr bool is_primitive() const noexcept;
```
This function returns `#!cpp true` if and only if the JSON type is primitive (string, number, boolean, `#!json null`,
binary).
## Return value
`#!cpp true` if type is primitive (string, number, boolean, `#!json null`, or binary), `#!cpp false` otherwise.
## Exception safety
No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws exceptions.
## Complexity
Constant.
## Possible implementation
```cpp
constexpr bool is_primitive() const noexcept
{
return is_null() || is_string() || is_boolean() || is_number() || is_binary();
}
```
## Notes
The term *primitive* stems from [RFC 8259](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8259):
> JSON can represent four primitive types (strings, numbers, booleans, and null) and two structured types (objects and
> arrays).
This library extends primitive types to binary types, because binary types are roughly comparable to strings. Hence,
`is_primitive()` returns `#!cpp true` for binary values.
## Example
??? example
The following code exemplifies `is_primitive()` for all JSON types.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/is_primitive.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/is_primitive.output"
```
## Version history
- Added in version 1.0.0.
- Extended to return `#!cpp true` for binary types in version 3.8.0.