kind

Date:: 10-12-2011

NAME

KIND - Returns the value of the kind type parameter of x

SYNOPSIS

KIND ([X=]x)

STANDARDS

Fortran

DESCRIPTION

The KIND intrinsic function returns the value of the kind type parameter of x. It maps variable space into kind values, and it accepts the following argument:

x: May be of any intrinsic type

KIND is an inquiry function. The name of this intrinsic cannot be passed as an argument.

RETURN VALUES

The result is a default integer scalar value with a value equal to the kind type parameter value of x.

EXAMPLES

KIND(0.0) has the kind type parameter value of default real.