Manipulation and properties of numeric values#

abs#

Name#

abs(3) - [NUMERIC] Absolute value

Synopsis#

    result = abs(a)

     elemental TYPE(kind=KIND) function abs(a)

      TYPE(kind=KIND),intent(in) :: a

Characteristics#

a may be any real, integer, or complex value.
If a is complex the returned value will be a real with the same kind as a.

Otherwise the returned type and kind is the same as for a.

Description#

abs(3) computes the absolute value of numeric argument a.

In mathematics, the absolute value or modulus of a real number x, denoted |x|, is the magnitude of x without regard to its sign.

The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from zero. So for a complex value the absolute value is a real number with magnitude sqrt(x%re**2,x%im**2), as if the real component is the x value and the imaginary value is the y value for the point <x,y>.

Options#

a
The value to compute the absolute value of.

Result#

If a is of type integer or real, the value of the result is the absolute value |a| and of the same type and kind as the input argument.

If a is complex with value (x, y), the result is a real equal to a processor-dependent approximation to

        sqrt(x**2 + y**2)

computed without undue overflow or underflow (that means the computation of the result can overflow the allowed magnitude of the real value returned, and that very small values can produce underflows if they are squared while calculating the returned value, for example).

That is, if you think of non-complex values as being complex values on the x-axis and complex values as being x-y points <x%re,x%im> the result of abs(3) is the (positive) magnitude of the distance of the value from the origin.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_abs
implicit none
integer,parameter :: dp=kind(0.0d0)

integer           :: i = -1
real              :: x = -1.0
complex           :: z = (-3.0,-4.0)
doubleprecision   :: rr = -45.78_dp

character(len=*),parameter :: &
   ! some formats
   frmt  =  '(1x,a15,1x," In: ",g0,            T51," Out: ",g0)', &
   frmtc = '(1x,a15,1x," In: (",g0,",",g0,")",T51," Out: ",g0)',  &
   g     = '(*(g0,1x))'

  ! basic usage
    ! any integer, real, or complex type
    write(*, frmt)  'integer         ',  i, abs(i)
    write(*, frmt)  'real            ',  x, abs(x)
    write(*, frmt)  'doubleprecision ', rr, abs(rr)
    write(*, frmtc) 'complex         ',  z, abs(z)

  ! You can take the absolute value of any value whose positive value
  ! is representable with the same type and kind.
    write(*, *) 'abs range test : ', abs(huge(0)), abs(-huge(0))
    write(*, *) 'abs range test : ', abs(huge(0.0)), abs(-huge(0.0))
    write(*, *) 'abs range test : ', abs(tiny(0.0)), abs(-tiny(0.0))
    ! A dusty corner is that abs(-huge(0)-1) of an integer would be
    ! a representable negative value on most machines but result in a
    ! positive value out of range.

  ! elemental
    write(*, g) ' abs is elemental:', abs([20,  0,  -1,  -3,  100])

  ! COMPLEX input produces REAL output
    write(*, g)' complex input produces real output', &
    & abs(cmplx(30.0_dp,40.0_dp,kind=dp))
    ! dusty corner: "kind=dp" is required or the value returned by
    ! CMPLX() is a default real instead of double precision

  ! the returned value for complex input can be thought of as the
  ! distance from the origin <0,0>
    write(*, g) ' distance of (', z, ') from zero is', abs( z )
    write(*, g) ' so beware of overflow with complex values'
    !write(*, g) abs(cmplx( huge(0.0), huge(0.0) ))
    write(*, g) ' because the biggest default real is',huge(0.0)

end program demo_abs

Results:

    integer          In: -1                     Out: 1
    real             In: -1.000000              Out: 1.000000
    doubleprecision  In: -45.78000000000000     Out: 45.78000000000000
    complex          In: (-3.000000,-4.000000)  Out: 5.000000
    abs range test :   2147483647  2147483647
    abs range test :   3.4028235E+38  3.4028235E+38
    abs range test :   1.1754944E-38  1.1754944E-38
    abs is elemental: 20 0 1 3 100
    complex input produces real output 50.00000000000000
    distance of ( -3.000000 -4.000000 ) from zero is 5.000000
    so beware of overflow with complex values
    Inf
    because the biggest default real is .3402823E+39

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

aint#

Name#

aint(3) - [NUMERIC] Truncate toward zero to a whole number

Synopsis#

    result = aint(x [,kind])

     elemental real(kind=KIND) function iaint(x,KIND)

      real(kind=**),intent(in)   :: x
      integer(kind=**),intent(in),optional :: KIND

Characteristics#

a kind designated as ** may be any supported kind for the type
the result is a real of the default kind unless kind is specified.
kind is an integer initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Description#

aint(3) truncates its argument toward zero to a whole number.

Options#

x
the real value to truncate.
kind
indicates the kind parameter of the result.

Result#

The sign is the same as the sign of x unless the magnitude of x is less than one, in which case zero is returned.

Otherwise aint(3) returns the largest whole number that does not exceed the magnitude of x with the same sign as the input.

That is, it truncates the value towards zero.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_aint
use, intrinsic :: iso_fortran_env, only : sp=>real32, dp=>real64
implicit none
real(kind=dp) :: x8
   print *,'basics:'
   print *,' just chops off the fractional part'
   print *,  aint(-2.999), aint(-2.1111)
   print *,' if |x| < 1 a positive zero is returned'
   print *,  aint(-0.999), aint( 0.9999)
   print *,' input may be of any real kind'
   x8 = 4.3210_dp
   print *, aint(-x8), aint(x8)
   print *,'elemental:'
   print *,aint([ &
    &  -2.7,  -2.5, -2.2, -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, &
    &  0.0,   &
    &  +0.5,  +1.0, +1.5, +2.0, +2.2, +2.5, +2.7  ])
end program demo_aint

Results:

 basics:
  just chops off the fractional part
  -2.000000      -2.000000
  if |x| < 1 a positive zero is returned
  0.0000000E+00  0.0000000E+00
  input may be of any real kind
  -4.00000000000000        4.00000000000000
 elemental:
  -2.000000      -2.000000      -2.000000      -2.000000      -1.000000
  -1.000000      0.0000000E+00  0.0000000E+00  0.0000000E+00   1.000000
   1.000000       2.000000       2.000000       2.000000       2.000000

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

anint#

Name#

anint(3) - [NUMERIC] Real nearest whole number

Synopsis#

    result = anint(a [,kind])

     elemental real(kind=KIND) function anint(x,KIND)

      real(kind=**),intent(in)   :: x
      integer,intent(in),optional :: KIND

Characteristics#

a is type real of any kind
KIND is a scalar integer constant expression.
the result is type real. The kind of the result is the same as x unless specified by kind.

Description#

anint(3) rounds its argument to the nearest whole number.

Unlike nint(3) which returns an integer the full range or real values can be returned (integer types typically have a smaller range of values than real types).

Options#

a
the value to round
kind
specifies the kind of the result. The default is the kind of a.

Result#

The return value is the real whole number nearest a.

If a is greater than zero, anint(a)(3) returns aint(a + 0.5).

If a is less than or equal to zero then it returns aint(a - 0.5), except aint specifies that for |a| < 1 the result is zero (0).

It is processor-dependent whether anint(a) returns negative zero when -0.5 < a <= -0.0. Compiler switches are often available which enable or disable support of negative zero.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_anint
use, intrinsic :: iso_fortran_env, only : real32, real64, real128
implicit none
real,allocatable :: arr(:)

  ! basics
   print *, 'ANINT (2.783) has the value 3.0 =>', anint(2.783)
   print *, 'ANINT (-2.783) has the value -3.0 =>', anint(-2.783)

   print *, 'by default the kind of the output is the kind of the input'
   print *, anint(1234567890.1234567890e0)
   print *, anint(1234567890.1234567890d0)

   print *, 'sometimes specifying the result kind is useful when passing'
   print *, 'results as an argument, for example.'
   print *, 'do you know why the results are different?'
   print *, anint(1234567890.1234567890,kind=real64)
   print *, anint(1234567890.1234567890d0,kind=real64)

  ! elemental
   print *, 'numbers on a cusp are always the most troublesome'
   print *, anint([ -2.7, -2.5, -2.2, -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, 0.0 ])

   print *, 'negative zero is processor dependent'
   arr=[ 0.0, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7 ]
   print *, anint(arr)
   arr=[ -0.0, -0.1, -0.5, -1.0, -1.5, -2.0, -2.2, -2.5, -2.7 ]
   print *, anint(arr)

end program demo_anint

Results:

 >  ANINT (2.783) has the value 3.0 =>   3.000000
 >  ANINT (-2.783) has the value -3.0 =>  -3.000000
 >  by default the kind of the output is the kind of the input
 >   1.2345679E+09
 >    1234567890.00000
 >  sometimes specifying the result kind is useful when passing
 >  results as an argument, for example.
 >  do you know why the results are different?
 >    1234567936.00000
 >    1234567890.00000
 >  numbers on a cusp are always the most troublesome
 >   -3.000000      -3.000000      -2.000000      -2.000000      -2.000000
 >   -1.000000      -1.000000      0.0000000E+00
 >  negative zero is processor dependent
 >   0.0000000E+00  0.0000000E+00   1.000000       1.000000       2.000000
 >    2.000000       2.000000       3.000000       3.000000
 >   0.0000000E+00  0.0000000E+00  -1.000000      -1.000000      -2.000000
 >   -2.000000      -2.000000      -3.000000      -3.000000

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

ceiling#

Name#

ceiling(3) - [NUMERIC] Integer ceiling function

Synopsis#

    result = ceiling(a [,kind])

     elemental integer(KIND) function ceiling(a,KIND)

      real(kind=**),intent(in)  :: a
      integer,intent(in),optional :: KIND

Characteristics#

** a is of type real
KIND shall be a scalar integer constant expression. It specifies the kind of the result if present.
the result is integer. It is default kind if KIND is not specified

Description#

ceiling(3) returns the least integer greater than or equal to a.

On the number line -n <– 0 -> +n the value returned is always at or to the right of the input value.

Options#

a
A real value to produce a ceiling for.
kind
indicates the kind parameter of the result.

Result#

The result will be the integer value equal to a or the least integer greater than a if the input value is not equal to a whole number.

If a is equal to a whole number, the returned value is int(a).

The result is undefined if it cannot be represented in the specified integer type.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_ceiling
implicit none
! just a convenient format for a list of integers
character(len=*),parameter :: ints='(*("   > ",5(i0:,",",1x),/))'
real :: x
real :: y
  ! basic usage
   x = 63.29
   y = -63.59
   print ints, ceiling(x)
   print ints, ceiling(y)
   ! note the result was the next integer larger to the right

  ! real values equal to whole numbers
   x = 63.0
   y = -63.0
   print ints, ceiling(x)
   print ints, ceiling(y)

  ! elemental (so an array argument is allowed)
   print ints , &
   & ceiling([ &
   &  -2.7,  -2.5, -2.2, -2.0, -1.5, &
   &  -1.0,  -0.5,  0.0, +0.5, +1.0, &
   &  +1.5,  +2.0, +2.2, +2.5, +2.7  ])

end program demo_ceiling

Results:

   > 64
   > -63
   > 63
   > -63
   > -2, -2, -2, -2, -1,
   > -1, 0, 0, 1, 1,
   > 2, 2, 3, 3, 3

Standard#

Fortran 95

conjg#

Name#

conjg(3) - [NUMERIC] Complex conjugate of a complex value

Synopsis#

    result = conjg(z)

     elemental complex(kind=KIND) function conjg(z)

      complex(kind=**),intent(in) :: z

Characteristics#

z is a complex value of any valid kind.
The returned value has the same complex type as the input.

Description#

conjg(3) returns the complex conjugate of the complex value z.

That is, If z is the complex value (x, y) then the result is (x, -y).

In mathematics, the complex conjugate of a complex number is a value whose real and imaginary part are equal parts are equal in magnitude to each other but the y value has opposite sign.

For matrices of complex numbers, conjg(array) represents the element-by-element conjugation of array; not the conjugate transpose of the array .

Options#

z
The value to create the conjugate of.

Result#

Returns a value equal to the input value except the sign of the imaginary component is the opposite of the input value.

That is, if z has the value (x,y), the result has the value (x, -y).

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_conjg
use, intrinsic :: iso_fortran_env, only : real_kinds, &
& real32, real64, real128
implicit none
complex :: z = (2.0, 3.0)
complex(kind=real64) :: dz = (   &
   &  1.2345678901234567_real64, -1.2345678901234567_real64)
complex :: arr(3,3)
integer :: i
   ! basics
    ! notice the sine of the imaginary component changes
    print *, z, conjg(z)

    ! any complex kind is supported. z is of default kind but
    ! dz is kind=real64.
    print *, dz
    dz = conjg(dz)
    print *, dz
    print *

    ! the function is elemental so it can take arrays
    arr(1,:)=[(-1.0, 2.0),( 3.0, 4.0),( 5.0,-6.0)]
    arr(2,:)=[( 7.0,-8.0),( 8.0, 9.0),( 9.0, 9.0)]
    arr(3,:)=[( 1.0, 9.0),( 2.0, 0.0),(-3.0,-7.0)]

    write(*,*)'original'
    write(*,'(3("(",g8.2,",",g8.2,")",1x))')(arr(i,:),i=1,3)
    arr = conjg(arr)
    write(*,*)'conjugate'
    write(*,'(3("(",g8.2,",",g8.2,")",1x))')(arr(i,:),i=1,3)

end program demo_conjg

Results:

 >  (2.000000,3.000000) (2.000000,-3.000000)
 >
 >  (1.23456789012346,-1.23456789012346)
 >  (1.23456789012346,1.23456789012346)
 >
 >  original
 > (-1.0    , 2.0    ) ( 3.0    , 4.0    ) ( 5.0    ,-6.0    )
 > ( 7.0    ,-8.0    ) ( 8.0    , 9.0    ) ( 9.0    , 9.0    )
 > ( 1.0    , 9.0    ) ( 2.0    , 0.0    ) (-3.0    ,-7.0    )
 >
 >  conjugate
 > (-1.0    ,-2.0    ) ( 3.0    ,-4.0    ) ( 5.0    , 6.0    )
 > ( 7.0    , 8.0    ) ( 8.0    ,-9.0    ) ( 9.0    ,-9.0    )
 > ( 1.0    ,-9.0    ) ( 2.0    , 0.0    ) (-3.0    , 7.0    )

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

dim#

Name#

dim(3) - [NUMERIC] Positive difference of X - Y

Synopsis#

    result = dim(x, y)

     elemental TYPE(kind=KIND) function dim(x, y )

      TYPE(kind=KIND),intent(in) :: x, y

Characteristics#

x and y may be any real or integer but of the same type and kind
the result is of the same type and kind as the arguments

Description#

dim(3) returns the maximum of x - y and zero. That is, it returns the difference x - y if the result is positive; otherwise it returns zero. It is equivalent to

  max(0,x-y)

Options#

x
the subtrahend, ie. the number being subtracted from.
y
the minuend; ie. the number being subtracted

Result#

Returns the difference x - y or zero, whichever is larger.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_dim
use, intrinsic :: iso_fortran_env, only : real64
implicit none
integer           :: i
real(kind=real64) :: x

   ! basic usage
    i = dim(4, 15)
    x = dim(4.321_real64, 1.111_real64)
    print *, i
    print *, x

   ! elemental
    print *, dim([1,2,3],2)
    print *, dim([1,2,3],[3,2,1])
    print *, dim(-10,[0,-10,-20])

end program demo_dim

Results:

 >            0
 >    3.21000000000000
 >            0           0           1
 >            0           0           2
 >            0           0          10

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

dprod#

Name#

dprod(3) - [NUMERIC] Double precision real product

Synopsis#

    result = dprod(x,y)

     elemental function dprod(x,y)

      real,intent(in) :: x
      real,intent(in) :: y
      doubleprecision :: dprod

Characteristics#

x is a default real.
y is a default real.
the result is a doubleprecision real.

The setting of compiler options specifying the size of a default real can affect this function.

Description#

dprod(3) produces a doubleprecision product of default real values x and y.

That is, it is expected to convert the arguments to double precision before multiplying, which a simple expression x*y would not be required to do. This can be significant in specialized computations requiring high precision.

The result has a value equal to a processor-dependent approximation to the product of x and y. Note it is recommended in the standard that the processor compute the product in double precision, rather than in single precision then converted to double precision; but is only a recommendation.

Options#

x
the multiplier
y
the multiplicand

Result#

The returned value of the product should have the same value as dble(x)*dble(y).

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_dprod
implicit none
integer,parameter :: dp=kind(0.0d0)
real :: x = 5.2
real :: y = 2.3
doubleprecision :: xx
real(kind=dp)   :: dd

   print *,'algebraically 5.2 x 2.3 is exactly 11.96'
   print *,'as floating point values results may differ slightly:'
   ! basic usage
   dd = dprod(x,y)
   print *, 'compare dprod(xy)=',dd, &
   & 'to x*y=',x*y, &
   & 'to dble(x)*dble(y)=',dble(x)*dble(y)

   print *,'test if an expected result is produced'
   xx=-6.0d0
   write(*,*)DPROD(-3.0, 2.0),xx
   write(*,*)merge('PASSED','FAILED',DPROD(-3.0, 2.0) == xx)

   print *,'elemental'
   print *, dprod( [2.3,3.4,4.5], 10.0 )
   print *, dprod( [2.3,3.4,4.5], [9.8,7.6,5.4] )

end program demo_dprod

Results: (this can vary between programming environments):

 >  algebraically 5.2 x 2.3 is exactly 11.96
 >  as floating point values results may differ slightly:
 >  compare dprod(xy)=   11.9599993133545      to x*y=   11.96000
 >  to dble(x)*dble(y)=   11.9599993133545
 >  test if an expected result is produced
 >   -6.00000000000000       -6.00000000000000
 >  PASSED
 >  elemental
 >    22.9999995231628     34.0000009536743     45.0000000000000
 >    22.5399999713898     25.8400004005432     24.3000004291534

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

floor#

Name#

floor(3) - [NUMERIC] Function to return largest integral value not greater than argument

Synopsis#

    result = floor(a [,kind])

     elemental integer(kind=KIND) function floor( a ,kind )

      real(kind=**),intent(in) :: a
      integer(kind=**),intent(in),optional :: KIND

Characteristics#

a kind designated as ** may be any supported kind for the type
a is a real of any kind
KIND is any valid value for type integer.
the result is an integer of the specified or default kind

Description#

floor(3) returns the greatest integer less than or equal to a.

In other words, it picks the whole number at or to the left of the value on the number line.

This means care has to be taken that the magnitude of the real value a does not exceed the range of the output value, as the range of values supported by real values is typically larger than the range for integers.

Options#

a
The value to operate on. Valid values are restricted by the size of the returned integer kind to the range -huge(int(a,kind=KIND))-1 to huge(int(a),kind=KIND).
kind
A scalar integer constant initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Result#

The return value is of type integer(kind) if kind is present and of default-kind integer otherwise.

The result is undefined if it cannot be represented in the specified integer type.

If in range for the kind of the result the result is the whole number at or to the left of the input value on the number line.

If a is positive the result is the value with the fractional part removed.

If a is negative, it is the whole number at or to the left of the input value.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_floor
implicit none
real :: x = 63.29
real :: y = -63.59
    print *, x, floor(x)
    print *, y, floor(y)
   ! elemental
   print *,floor([ &
   &  -2.7,  -2.5, -2.2, -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, &
   &  0.0,   &
   &  +0.5,  +1.0, +1.5, +2.0, +2.2, +2.5, +2.7  ])

   ! note even a small deviation from the whole number changes the result
   print *,      [2.0,2.0-epsilon(0.0),2.0-2*epsilon(0.0)]
   print *,floor([2.0,2.0-epsilon(0.0),2.0-2*epsilon(0.0)])

   ! A=Nan, Infinity or  <huge(0_KIND)-1 < A > huge(0_KIND) is undefined
end program demo_floor

Results:

 >     63.29000             63
 >    -63.59000            -64
 >            -3         -3         -3         -2         -2         -1
 >            -1          0          0          1          1          2
 >             2          2          2
 >     2.000000      2.000000      2.000000
 >             2          1          1

Standard#

Fortran 95

max#

Name#

max(3) - [NUMERIC] Maximum value of an argument list

Synopsis#

    result = max(a1, a2, a3, ...)

     elemental TYPE(kind=KIND) function max(a1, a2, a3, ... )

      TYPE(kind=KIND,intent(in),optional :: a1
      TYPE(kind=KIND,intent(in),optional :: a2
      TYPE(kind=KIND,intent(in),optional :: a3
                :
                :
                :

Characteristics#

a3, a3, a4, … must be of the same type and kind as a1
the arguments may (all) be integer, real or character
there must be at least two arguments
the length of a character result is the length of the longest argument
the type and kind of the result is the same as those of the arguments

Description#

max(3) returns the argument with the largest (most positive) value.

For arguments of character type, the result is as if the arguments had been successively compared with the intrinsic operational operators, taking into account the collating sequence of the character kind.

If the selected character argument is shorter than the longest argument, the result is as all values were extended with blanks on the right to the length of the longest argument.

It is unusual for a Fortran intrinsic to take an arbitrary number of options, and in addition max(3) is elemental, meaning any number of arguments may be arrays as long as they are of the same shape. The examples have an extended description clarifying the resulting behavior for those not familiar with calling a „scalar“ function elementally with arrays.

See maxval(3) for simply getting the max value of an array.

Options#

a1
The first argument determines the type and kind of the returned value, and of any remaining arguments as well as being a member of the set of values to find the maximum (most positive) value of.
a2,a3,…
the remaining arguments of which to find the maximum value(s) of.

There must be at least two arguments to max(3).

Result#

The return value corresponds to an array of the same shape of any array argument, or a scalar if all arguments are scalar.

The returned value when any argument is an array will be an array of the same shape where each element is the maximum value occurring at that location, treating all the scalar values as arrays of that same shape with all elements set to the scalar value.

Examples#

Sample program

program demo_max
implicit none
real :: arr1(4)= [10.0,11.0,30.0,-100.0]
real :: arr2(5)= [20.0,21.0,32.0,-200.0,2200.0]
integer :: box(3,4)= reshape([-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,1,2,3,4,5,6],shape(box))

  ! basic usage
   ! this is simple enough when all arguments are scalar

   ! the most positive value is returned, not the one with the
   ! largest magnitude
   write(*,*)'scalars:',max(10.0,11.0,30.0,-100.0)
   write(*,*)'scalars:',max(-22222.0,-0.0001)

   ! strings do not need to be of the same length
   write(*,*)'characters:',max('the','words','order')

   ! leading spaces are significant; everyone is padded on the right
   ! to the length of the longest argument
   write(*,*)'characters:',max('c','bb','a')
   write(*,*)'characters:',max(' c','b','a')

  ! elemental
   ! there must be at least two arguments, so even if A1 is an array
   ! max(A1) is not valid. See MAXVAL(3) and/or MAXLOC(3) instead.

   ! strings in a single array do need to be of the same length
   ! but the different objects can still be of different lengths.
   write(*,"(*('""',a,'""':,1x))")MAX(['A','Z'],['BB','Y '])
   ! note the result is now an array with the max of every element
   ! position, as can be illustrated numerically as well:
   write(*,'(a,*(i3,1x))')'box=   ',box
   write(*,'(a,*(i3,1x))')'box**2=',sign(1,box)*box**2
   write(*,'(a,*(i3,1x))')'max    ',max(box,sign(1,box)*box**2)

   ! Remember if any argument is an array by the definition of an
   ! elemental function all the array arguments must be the same shape.

   ! to find the single largest value of arrays you could use something
   ! like MAXVAL([arr1, arr2]) or probably better (no large temp array),
   ! max(maxval(arr1),maxval(arr2)) instead

   ! so this returns an array of the same shape as any input array
   ! where each result is the maximum that occurs at that position.
   write(*,*)max(arr1,arr2(1:4))
   ! this returns an array just like arr1 except all values less than
   ! zero are set to zero:
   write(*,*)max(box,0)
   ! When mixing arrays and scalars you can think of the scalars
   ! as being a copy of one of the arrays with all values set to
   ! the scalar value.

end program demo_max

Results:

    scalars:   30.00000
    scalars: -9.9999997E-05
    characters:words
    characters:c
    characters:b
   "BB" "Z "
   box=    -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1   1   2   3   4   5   6
   box**2=-36 -25 -16  -9  -4  -1   1   4   9  16  25  36
   max     -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1   1   4   9  16  25  36
   20.00000  21.00000  32.00000  -100.0000
   0  0  0  0  0  0
   1  2  3  4  5  6

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

min#

Name#

min(3) - [NUMERIC] Minimum value of an argument list

Synopsis#

    result = min(a1, a2, a3, ... )

     elemental TYPE(kind=KIND) function min(a1, a2, a3, ... )

      TYPE(kind=KIND,intent(in)   :: a1
      TYPE(kind=KIND,intent(in)   :: a2
      TYPE(kind=KIND,intent(in)   :: a3
                :
                :
                :

Characteristics#

TYPE may be integer, real or character.

Description#

min(3) returns the argument with the smallest (most negative) value.

See max(3) for an extended example of the behavior of min(3) as and max(3).

Options#

a1
the first element of the set of values to determine the minimum of.
a2, a3, …
An expression of the same type and kind as a1 completing the set of values to find the minimum of.

Result#

The return value corresponds to the minimum value among the arguments, and has the same type and kind as the first argument.

Examples#

Sample program

program demo_min
implicit none
    write(*,*)min(10.0,11.0,30.0,-100.0)
end program demo_min

Results:

      -100.0000000

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

mod#

Name#

mod(3) - [NUMERIC] Remainder function

Synopsis#

    result = mod(a, p)

     elemental type(TYPE(kind=KIND)) function mod(a,p)

      type(TYPE(kind=KIND),intent(in) :: a
      type(TYPE(kind=KIND),intent(in) :: p

Characteristics#

The result and arguments are all of the same type and kind.
The type may be any kind of real or integer.

Description#

mod(3) computes the remainder of the division of a by p.

In mathematics, the remainder is the amount „left over“ after performing some computation. In arithmetic, the remainder is the integer „left over“ after dividing one integer by another to produce an integer quotient (integer division). In algebra of polynomials, the remainder is the polynomial „left over“ after dividing one polynomial by another. The modulo operation is the operation that produces such a remainder when given a dividend and divisor.

(remainder). (2022, October 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remainder

Options#

a
The dividend
p
the divisor (not equal to zero).

Result#

The return value is the result of a - (int(a/p) * p).

As can be seen by the formula the sign of p is canceled out. Therefore the returned value always has the sign of a.

Of course, the magnitude of the result will be less than the magnitude of p, as the result has been reduced by all multiples of p.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_mod
implicit none

   ! basics
    print *, mod( -17,  3 ), modulo( -17,  3 )
    print *, mod(  17, -3 ), modulo(  17, -3 )
    print *, mod(  17,  3 ), modulo(  17,  3 )
    print *, mod( -17, -3 ), modulo( -17, -3 )

    print *, mod(-17.5, 5.2), modulo(-17.5, 5.2)
    print *, mod( 17.5,-5.2), modulo( 17.5,-5.2)
    print *, mod( 17.5, 5.2), modulo( 17.5, 5.2)
    print *, mod(-17.5,-5.2), modulo(-17.5,-5.2)

  ! with a divisor of 1 the fractional part is returned
    print *, mod(-17.5, 1.0), modulo(-17.5, 1.0)
    print *, mod( 17.5,-1.0), modulo( 17.5,-1.0)
    print *, mod( 17.5, 1.0), modulo( 17.5, 1.0)
    print *, mod(-17.5,-1.0), modulo(-17.5,-1.0)

end program demo_mod

Results:

             -2           1
              2          -1
              2           2
             -2          -2
     -1.900001       3.299999
      1.900001      -3.299999
      1.900001       1.900001
     -1.900001      -1.900001
    -0.5000000      0.5000000
     0.5000000     -0.5000000
     0.5000000      0.5000000
    -0.5000000     -0.5000000

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

modulo#

Name#

modulo(3) - [NUMERIC] Modulo function

Synopsis#

    result = modulo(a, p)

     elemental TYPE(kind=KIND) function modulo(a,p)

      TYPE(kind=KIND),intent(in) :: a
      TYPE(kind=KIND),intent(in) :: p

Characteristics#

a may be any kind of real or integer.
p is the same type and kind as a
The result and arguments are all of the same type and kind.

Description#

modulo(3) computes the a modulo p.

Options#

a
the value to take the modulo of
p
The value to reduce a by till the remainder is <= p. It shall not be zero.

Result#

The type and kind of the result are those of the arguments.

If a and p are of type integer: modulo(a,p) has the value of a - floor (real(a) / real(p)) * p.
If a and p are of type real: modulo(a,p) has the value of a - floor (a / p) * p.

The returned value has the same sign as p and a magnitude less than the magnitude of p.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_modulo
implicit none
     print *, modulo(17,3)        ! yields 2
     print *, modulo(17.5,5.5)    ! yields 1.0

     print *, modulo(-17,3)       ! yields 1
     print *, modulo(-17.5,5.5)   ! yields 4.5

     print *, modulo(17,-3)       ! yields -1
     print *, modulo(17.5,-5.5)   ! yields -4.5
end program demo_modulo

Results:

 >            2
 >    1.000000
 >            1
 >    4.500000
 >           -1
 >   -4.500000

Standard#

Fortran 95

sign#

Name#

sign(3) - [NUMERIC] Sign copying function

Synopsis#

    result = sign(a, b)

     elemental type(TYPE(kind=KIND))function sign(a, b)

      type(TYPE(kind=KIND)),intent(in) :: a, b

Characteristics#

a shall be of type integer or real.
b shall be of the same type as a.
the characteristics of the result are the same as a.

Description#

sign(3) returns a value with the magnitude of a but with the sign of b.

For processors that distinguish between positive and negative zeros sign() may be used to distinguish between real values 0.0 and -0.0. SIGN (1.0, -0.0) will return -1.0 when a negative zero is distinguishable.

Options#

a
The value whose magnitude will be returned.
b
The value whose sign will be returned.

Result#

a value with the magnitude of a with the sign of b. That is,

If b >= 0 then the result is abs(a)
else if b < 0 it is -abs(a).
if b is real and the processor distinguishes between -0.0 and 0.0 then the result is -abs(a)

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_sign
implicit none
  ! basics
   print *,  sign( -12,  1 )
   print *,  sign( -12,  0 )
   print *,  sign( -12, -1 )
   print *,  sign(  12,  1 )
   print *,  sign(  12,  0 )
   print *,  sign(  12, -1 )

   if(sign(1.0,-0.0)== -1.0)then
      print *, 'this processor distinguishes +0 from -0'
   else
      print *, 'this processor does not distinguish +0 from -0'
   endif

   print *,  'elemental', sign( -12.0, [1.0, 0.0, -1.0] )

end program demo_sign

Results:

             12
             12
            -12
             12
             12
            -12
    this processor does not distinguish +0 from -0
    elemental   12.00000       12.00000      -12.00000

Standard#

FORTRAN 77

cshift#

Name#

cshift(3) - [TRANSFORMATIONAL] Circular shift elements of an array

Synopsis#

   result = cshift(array, shift [,dim])

    type(TYPE, kind=KIND) function cshift(array, shift, dim )

     type(TYPE,kind=KIND),intent(in) :: array(..)
     integer(kind=**),intent(in)  :: shift
     integer(kind=**),intent(in)  :: dim

Characteristics#

array may be any type and rank
shift an integer scalar if array has rank one. Otherwise, it shall be scalar or of rank n-1 and of shape [d1, d2, …, dDIM-1, dDIM+1, …, dn] where [d1, d2, …, dn] is the shape of array.
dim is an integer scalar with a value in the range 1 <= dim <= n, where n is the rank of array. If dim is absent, it is as if it were present with the value 1.
the result will automatically be of the same type, kind and shape as array.

NOTE: :a kind designated as ** may be any supported kind for the type

Description#

cshift(3) performs a circular shift on elements of array along the dimension of dim. If dim is omitted it is taken to be 1. dim is a scalar of type integer in the range of 1 <= dim <= n, where „n“ is the rank of array.

If the rank of array is one, then all elements of array are shifted by shift places. If rank is greater than one, then all complete rank one sections of array along the given dimension are shifted. Elements shifted out one end of each rank one section are shifted back in the other end.

Options#

array
An array of any type which is to be shifted
shift
the number of positions to circularly shift. A negative value produces a right shift, a positive value produces a left shift.
dim
the dimension along which to shift a multi-rank array. Defaults to 1.

Result#

Returns an array of same type and rank as the array argument.

The rows of an array of rank two may all be shifted by the same amount or by different amounts.

cshift#

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_cshift
implicit none
integer, dimension(5)   :: i1,i2,i3
integer, dimension(3,4) :: a, b
   !basics
    i1=[10,20,30,40,50]
    print *,'start with:'
    print '(1x,5i3)', i1
    print *,'shift -2'
    print '(1x,5i3)', cshift(i1,-2)
    print *,'shift +2'
    print '(1x,5i3)', cshift(i1,+2)

    print *,'start with a matrix'
    a = reshape( [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 ], [ 3, 4 ])
    print '(4i3)', a(1,:)
    print '(4i3)', a(2,:)
    print '(4i3)', a(3,:)
    print *,'matrix shifted along rows, each by its own amount [-1,0,1]'
    b = cshift(a, SHIFT=[1, 0, -1], DIM=2)
    print *
    print '(4i3)', b(1,:)
    print '(4i3)', b(2,:)
    print '(4i3)', b(3,:)
end program demo_cshift

Results:

 >  start with:
 >   10 20 30 40 50
 >  shift -2
 >   40 50 10 20 30
 >  shift +2
 >   30 40 50 10 20
 >  start with a matrix
 >   1  4  7 10
 >   2  5  8 11
 >   3  6  9 12
 >  matrix shifted along rows, each by its own amount
 >
 >   4  7 10  1
 >   2  5  8 11
 >  12  3  6  9

Standard#

Fortran 95

dot_product#

Name#

dot_product(3) - [TRANSFORMATIONAL] Dot product of two vectors

Synopsis#

    result = dot_product(vector_a, vector_b)

     TYPE(kind=KIND) function dot_product(vector_a, vector_b)

      TYPE(kind=KIND),intent(in) :: vector_a(:)
      TYPE(kind=KIND),intent(in) :: vector_b(:)

Characteristics#

vector_a, vector_b may be any numeric or logical type array of rank one of the same size
the two vectors need not be of the same kind, but both must be logical or numeric for any given call.
the result is the same type and kind of the vector that is the higher type that the other vector is optionally promoted to if they differ.

The two vectors may be either numeric or logical and must be arrays of rank one and of equal size.

Description#

dot_product(3) computes the dot product multiplication of two vectors vector_a and vector_b.

Options#

vector_a
A rank 1 vector of values
vector_b
The type shall be numeric if vector_a is of numeric type or logical if vectora is of type _logical. vector_b shall be a rank-one array of the same size as vector_a.

Result#

If the arguments are numeric, the return value is a scalar of numeric type. If the arguments are logical, the return value is .true. or .false..

If the vectors are integer or real, the result is

     sum(vector_a*vector_b)

If the vectors are complex, the result is

     sum(conjg(vector_a)*vector_b)**

If the vectors are logical, the result is

     any(vector_a .and. vector_b)

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_dot_prod
implicit none
    integer, dimension(3) :: a, b
    a = [ 1, 2, 3 ]
    b = [ 4, 5, 6 ]
    print '(3i3)', a
    print *
    print '(3i3)', b
    print *
    print *, dot_product(a,b)
end program demo_dot_prod

Results:

  >  1  2  3
  >
  >  4  5  6
  >
  >           32

Standard#

Fortran 95

eoshift#

Name#

eoshift(3) - [TRANSFORMATIONAL] End-off shift of elements of an array

Synopsis#

  result = eoshift( array, shift [,boundary] [,dim] )

   type(TYPE(kind=KIND)) function eoshift(array,shift,boundary,dim)

    type(TYPE(kind=KIND)),intent(in) :: array(..)
    integer(kind=**),intent(in)      :: shift(..)
    type(TYPE(kind=KIND)),intent(in) :: boundary(..)
    integer(kind=**),intent(in)      :: dim

Characteristics#

array an array of any type
shift is an integer of any kind. It may be a scalar. If the rank of array is greater than one, and dim is specified it is the same shape as array reduced by removing dimension dim.
boundary May be a scalar of the same type and kind as array. It must be a scalar when array has a rank of one. Otherwise, it may be an array of the same shape as array reduced by dimension dim. It may only be absent for certain types, as described below.
dim is an integer of any kind. It defaults to one.
the result has the same type, type parameters, and shape as array.
a kind designated as ** may be any supported kind for the type
The result is an array of same type, kind and rank as the array argument.

Description#

eoshift(3) performs an end-off shift on elements of array along the dimension of dim.

Elements shifted out one end of each rank one section are dropped.

If boundary is present then the corresponding value from boundary is copied back in the other end, else default values are used.

Options#

array
array of any type whose elements are to be shifted. If the rank of array is one, then all elements of array are shifted by shift places. If rank is greater than one, then all complete rank one sections of array along the given dimension are shifted.
shift
the number of elements to shift. A negative value shifts to the right, a positive value to the left of the vector(s) being shifted.
boundary
the value to use to fill in the elements vacated by the shift. If boundary is not present then the following are copied in depending on the type of array.

    Array Type    | Boundary Value
    -----------------------------------------------------
    Numeric       | 0, 0.0, or (0.0, 0.0) of the type and kind of "array"
    Logical       | .false.
    Character(len)|  LEN blanks

These are the only types for which boundary may not be present. For these types the kind is converted as neccessary to the kind of array.

dim
dim is in the range of

    1 <= DIM <= n

where „n“ is the rank of array. If dim is omitted it is taken to be 1.

Result#

Returns an array of the same characteristics as the input with the specified number of elements dropped off along the specified direction indicated, backfilling the vacated elements with a value indicated by the boundary value.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_eoshift
implicit none
integer, dimension(3,3) :: a
integer :: i

    a = reshape( [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ], [ 3, 3 ])
    print '(3i3)', (a(i,:),i=1,3)

    print *

    ! shift it
    a = eoshift(a, SHIFT=[1, 2, 1], BOUNDARY=-5, DIM=2)
    print '(3i3)', (a(i,:),i=1,3)

end program demo_eoshift

Results:

Standard#

Fortran 95

matmul#

Name#

matmul(3) - [TRANSFORMATIONAL] Numeric or logical matrix multiplication

Synopsis#

    result = matmul(matrix_a,matrix_b)

     function matmul(matrix_a, matrix_b)

      type(TYPE1(kind=**)       :: matrix_a(..)
      type(TYPE2(kind=**)       :: matrix_b(..)
      type(TYPE(kind=PROMOTED)) :: matmul(..)

Characteristics#

matrix_a is a numeric (integer, real, or complex ) or logical array of rank one two.
matrix_b is a numeric (integer, real, or complex ) or logical array of rank one two.
At least one argument must be rank two.
the size of the first dimension of matrix_b must equal the size of the last dimension of matrix_a.
the type of the result is the same as if an element of each argument had been multiplied as a RHS expression (that is, if the arguments are not of the same type the result follows the same rules of promotion as a simple scalar multiplication of the two types would produce)
If one argument is logical, both must be logical. For logicals the resulting type is as if the .and. operator has been used on elements from the arrays.
The shape of the result depends on the shapes of the arguments as described below.

Description#

matmul(3) performs a matrix multiplication on numeric or logical arguments.

Options#

matrix_a
A numeric or logical array with a rank of one or two.
matrix_b
A numeric or logical array with a rank of one or two. The last dimension of matrix_a and the first dimension of matrix_b must be equal.

Note that matrix_a and matrix_b may be different numeric types.

Result#

Numeric Arguments#

If matrix_a and matrix_b are numeric the result is an array containing the conventional matrix product of matrix_a and matrix_b.

First, for the numeric expression C=matmul(A,B)

Any vector A(n) is treated as a row vector A(1,n).
Any vector B(n) is treated as a column vector B(n,1).

Shape and Rank#

The shape of the result can then be determined as the number of rows of the first matrix and the number of columns of the second; but if any argument is of rank one (a vector) the result is also rank one. Conversely when both arguments are of rank two, the result has a rank of two. That is …

If matrix_a has shape [n,m] and matrix_b has shape [m,k], the result has shape [n,k].
If matrix_a has shape [m] and matrix_b has shape [m,k], the result has shape [k].
If matrix_a has shape [n,m] and matrix_b has shape [m], the result has shape [n].

Values#

Then element C(i,j) of the product is obtained by multiplying term-by-term the entries of the ith row of A and the jth column of B, and summing these products. In other words, C(i,j) is the dot product of the ith row of A and the jth column of B.

Logical Arguments#

Values#

If matrix_a and matrix_b are of type logical, the array elements of the result are instead:

  Value_of_Element (i,j) = &
  ANY( (row_i_of_MATRIX_A) .AND. (column_j_of_MATRIX_B) )

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_matmul
implicit none
integer :: a(2,3), b(3,2), c(2), d(3), e(2,2), f(3), g(2), v1(4),v2(4)
   a = reshape([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], [2, 3])
   b = reshape([10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60], [3, 2])
   c = [1, 2]
   d = [1, 2, 3]
   e = matmul(a, b)
   f = matmul(c,a)
   g = matmul(a,d)

   call print_matrix_int('A is ',a)
   call print_matrix_int('B is ',b)
   call print_vector_int('C is ',c)
   call print_vector_int('D is ',d)
   call print_matrix_int('E is matmul(A,B)',e)
   call print_vector_int('F is matmul(C,A)',f)
   call print_vector_int('G is matmul(A,D)',g)

   ! look at argument shapes when one is a vector
   write(*,'(" > shape")')
   ! at least one argument must be of rank two
   ! so for two vectors at least one must be reshaped
   v1=[11,22,33,44]
   v2=[10,20,30,40]

   ! these return a vector C(1:1)
   ! treat A(1:n) as A(1:1,1:n)
   call print_vector_int('Cd is a vector (not a scalar)',&
   & matmul(reshape(v1,[1,size(v1)]),v2))
   ! or treat B(1:m) as B(1:m,1:1)
   call print_vector_int('cD is a vector too',&
   & matmul(v1,reshape(v2,[size(v2),1])))

   ! or treat A(1:n) as A(1:1,1:n) and B(1:m) as B(1:m,1:1)
   ! but note this returns a matrix C(1:1,1:1) not a vector!
   call print_matrix_int('CD is a matrix',matmul(&
   & reshape(v1,[1,size(v1)]), &
   & reshape(v2,[size(v2),1])))

contains

! CONVENIENCE ROUTINES TO PRINT IN ROW-COLUMN ORDER
subroutine print_vector_int(title,arr)
character(len=*),intent(in)  :: title
integer,intent(in)           :: arr(:)
   call print_matrix_int(title,reshape(arr,[1,shape(arr)]))
end subroutine print_vector_int

subroutine print_matrix_int(title,arr)
!@(#) print small 2d integer arrays in row-column format
character(len=*),parameter :: all='(" > ",*(g0,1x))' ! a handy format
character(len=*),intent(in)  :: title
integer,intent(in)           :: arr(:,:)
integer                      :: i
character(len=:),allocatable :: biggest

   print all
   print all, trim(title)
   biggest='           '  ! make buffer to write integer into
   ! find how many characters to use for integers
   write(biggest,'(i0)')ceiling(log10(real(maxval(abs(arr)))))+2
   ! use this format to write a row
   biggest='(" > [",*(i'//trim(biggest)//':,","))'
   ! print one row of array at a time
   do i=1,size(arr,dim=1)
      write(*,fmt=biggest,advance='no')arr(i,:)
      write(*,'(" ]")')
   enddo

end subroutine print_matrix_int

end program demo_matmul

Results:

    >
    > A is
    > [  1,  3,  5 ]
    > [  2,  4,  6 ]
    >
    > B is
    > [  10,  40 ]
    > [  20,  50 ]
    > [  30,  60 ]
    >
    > C is
    > [  1,  2 ]
    >
    > D is
    > [  1,  2,  3 ]
    >
    > E is matmul(A,B)
    > [  220,  490 ]
    > [  280,  640 ]
    >
    > F is matmul(C,A)
    > [   5,  11,  17 ]
    >
    > G is matmul(A,D)
    > [  22,  28 ]
    > shape
    >
    > Cd is a vector (not a scalar)
    > [  3300 ]
    >
    > cD is a vector too
    > [  3300 ]
    >
    > CD is a matrix
    > [  3300 ]

Standard#

Fortran 95

Resources#

Matrix multiplication : Wikipedia
The Winograd variant of Strassen’s matrix-matrix multiply algorithm may be of interest for optimizing multiplication of very large matrices. See

    "GEMMW: A portable level 3 BLAS Winograd variant of Strassen's
    matrix-matrix multiply algorithm",

    Douglas, C. C., Heroux, M., Slishman, G., and Smith, R. M.,
    Journal of Computational Physics,
    Vol. 110, No. 1, January 1994, pages 1-10.

  The numerical instabilities of Strassen's method for matrix
  multiplication requires special processing.

fortran-lang intrinsic descriptions (license: MIT) @urbanjost

parity#

Name#

parity(3) - [ARRAY:REDUCTION] Array reduction by .NEQV. operation

Synopsis#

    result = parity( mask [,dim] )

     logical(kind=KIND) function parity(mask, dim)

      type(logical(kind=KIND)),intent(in)        :: mask(..)
      type(integer(kind=**)),intent(in),optional :: dim

Characteristics#

mask is a logical array
dim is an integer scalar
the result is of type logical with the same kind type parameter as mask. It is a scalar if dim does not appear; otherwise it is the rank and shape of mask with the dimension specified by dim removed.
a kind designated as ** may be any supported kind for the type

Description#

parity(3) calculates the parity array (i.e. the reduction using .neqv.) of mask along dimension dim if dim is present and not 1. Otherwise, it returns the parity of the entire mask array as a scalar.

Options#

mask
Shall be an array of type logical.
dim
(Optional) shall be a scalar of type integer with a value in the range from 1 to n, where n equals the rank of mask.

Result#

The result is of the same type as mask.

If dim is absent, a scalar with the parity of all elements in mask is returned: .true. if an odd number of elements are .true. and .false. otherwise.

If MASK has rank one, PARITY (MASK, DIM) is equal to PARITY (MASK). Otherwise, the result is an array of parity values with dimension dim dropped.

Examples#

Sample program:

program demo_parity
implicit none
logical, parameter :: T=.true., F=.false.
logical :: x(3,4)
  ! basics
   print *, parity([T,F])
   print *, parity([T,F,F])
   print *, parity([T,F,F,T])
   print *, parity([T,F,F,T,T])
   x(1,:)=[T,T,T,T]
   x(2,:)=[T,T,T,T]
   x(3,:)=[T,T,T,T]
   print *, parity(x)
   print *, parity(x,dim=1)
   print *, parity(x,dim=2)
end program demo_parity

Results:

 >  T
 >  T
 >  F
 >  T
 >  F
 >  T T T T
 >  F F F

Standard#

Fortran 2008

null#

Name#

null(3) - [TRANSFORMATIONAL] Function that returns a disassociated pointer

Synopsis#

    ptr => null( [mold] )

     function null(mold)

      type(TYPE(kind=**)),pointer,optional :: mold

Characteristics#

mold is a pointer of any association status and of any type.
The result is a disassociated pointer or an unallocated allocatable entity.

Description#

null(3) returns a disassociated pointer.

If mold is present, a disassociated pointer of the same type is returned, otherwise the type is determined by context.

In Fortran 95, mold is optional. Please note that Fortran 2003 includes cases where it is required.

Options#

mold
a pointer of any association status and of any type.

Result#

A disassociated pointer or an unallocated allocatable entity.

Examples#

Sample program:

!program demo_null
module showit
implicit none
private
character(len=*),parameter :: g='(*(g0,1x))'
public gen
! a generic interface that only differs in the
! type of the pointer the second argument is
interface gen
 module procedure s1
 module procedure s2
end interface

contains

subroutine s1 (j, pi)
 integer j
 integer, pointer :: pi
   if(associated(pi))then
      write(*,g)'Two integers in S1:,',j,'and',pi
   else
      write(*,g)'One integer in S1:,',j
   endif
end subroutine s1

subroutine s2 (k, pr)
 integer k
 real, pointer :: pr
   if(associated(pr))then
      write(*,g)'integer and real in S2:,',k,'and',pr
   else
      write(*,g)'One integer in S2:,',k
   endif
end subroutine s2

end module showit

program demo_null
use showit, only : gen

real,target :: x = 200.0
integer,target :: i = 100

real, pointer :: real_ptr
integer, pointer :: integer_ptr

! so how do we call S1() or S2() with a disassociated pointer?

! the answer is the null() function with a mold value

! since s1() and s2() both have a first integer
! argument the NULL() pointer must be associated
! to a real or integer type via the mold option
! so the following can distinguish whether s1(1)
! or s2() is called, even though the pointers are
! not associated or defined

call gen (1, null (real_ptr) )    ! invokes s2
call gen (2, null (integer_ptr) ) ! invokes s1
real_ptr => x
integer_ptr => i
call gen (3, real_ptr ) ! invokes s2
call gen (4, integer_ptr ) ! invokes s1

end program demo_null

Results:

   One integer in S2:, 1
   One integer in S1:, 2
   integer and real in S2:, 3 and 200.000000
   Two integers in S1:, 4 and 100

Standard#

Fortran 95

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