.NET and Java Primitive Types

Differences between C# and Java member primitive types

There is a corresponding C# type for every Java primitive type which has the same name. The byte type is the exception. The Java byte type is signed; therefore, it is the equivalent of the C# sbyte type rather than the C# byte type.

C# has unsigned versions of certain primitives, i.e., byte, uint, ulong, and ushort.

Only one C# primitive is significantly different than the Java types—the decimal type. The decimal type holds decimal numbers without rounding errors. Of course, the tradeoff is space and speed.