# Primitives Basic values such as int, short or boolean are primitives. These are defined with reserved keywords, which have only lower case letters. ## Wrappers All the primitives have an equivalent object, for example the wrapper for int is Integer, and the one for boolean is Boolean. It is recommended using wrappers instead of primitives. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bernardo.gitbook.io/development-docs-java/beans/primitives.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.