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6.4 f90_kind

This module contains definitions of integer parameters that can be used as kind numbers. Users wishing to write portable software making use of non-default kinds should USE this module and use the parameters instead of numeric values. For example, users should use LOGICAL(KIND=BYTE) instead of LOGICAL(KIND=1). The available KIND parameters are shown below; their exact meanings (i.e. the values they represent) are implementation dependent. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: SINGLE
For REAL and COMPLEX, selects the default real or default complex kind; this is equivalent to leaving the KIND selector off entirely. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: DOUBLE
Selects the double precision real kind; this is equivalent to declaring REAL entities using the DOUBLE PRECISION type specifier, to declaring COMPLEX entities using COMPLEX(KIND(0d0)), and to using the exponent letter D on literal constants. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: QUAD
REAL/COMPLEX kind selector for real and complex types with approximately twice the precision of DOUBLE. This might not be available on some systems; on a system without this type, the value of this parameter will be negative. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: REAL32
REAL/COMPLEX kind selector for real and complex types that are represented using 32-bit floating-point numbers. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: REAL64
REAL/COMPLEX kind selector for real and complex types that are represented using 64-bit floating-point numbers. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: REAL64x2
REAL/COMPLEX kind selector for real and complex types that are represented using “double-double” floating-point numbers. A double-double floating-point number consists of two 64-bit values, one of which is at least DIGITS(1._REAL64) smaller than the other; this has almost twice the precision of REAL64 (except when near zero), but a smaller exponent range.

This type is not available on all systems; on a system without this type, the value of this parameter is −1. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: REAL128

REAL/COMPLEX kind selector for real and complex types that are represented using 128-bit floating-point numbers. This will select a “true 128-bit” floating-point type if one is available, and if not it will select a “double-double” floating-point type if that is available; if no 128-bit floating-point type is available the value of this parameter is -1. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: INT8
INTEGER kind selector for integer types with at least 8 bits of precision. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: INT16
INTEGER kind selector for integer types with at least 16 bits of precision. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: INT32
INTEGER kind selector for integer types with at least 32 bits of precision. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: INT64
INTEGER kind selector for integer types with at least 64 bits of precision. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: BYTE
LOGICAL kind selector for logical types occupying only one byte of memory. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: TWOBYTE
LOGICAL kind selector for logical types occupying the same space as INTEGER(INT16) entities. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: WORD
LOGICAL kind selector for a 32-bit logical type. 

  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: LOGICAL64
LOGICAL kind selector for a 64-bit logical type. 
  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: ASCII
CHARACTER kind selector for the ASCII character set. 
  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: JIS
CHARACTER kind selector for the JIS X 0213:2004 character set. 
  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: UCS2
CHARACTER kind selector for the UCS-2 (Unicode) character set. 
  INTEGER,PARAMETER :: UCS4
CHARACTER kind selector for the UCS-4 (ISO 10646) character set.