Type Specification

The following grammar describes a type specification used in the declaration of a parameter or variable and in a cast expression:

            Type
            PrimitiveType
            Name

            PrimitiveType:
        NumericType
            boolean

            NumericType:
        IntegralType
            FloatingPointType

            IntegralType:
        byte
            short
            int
            long
            char

            FloatingPointType:
        float
            double

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