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Manual Reference Pages  - maxexponent (3)

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NAME

maxexponent(3f) - [FORTRAN:INTRINSIC] Maximum exponent of a real kind

CONTENTS

Syntax
Description
Arguments
Return Value
Example
Standard
Class

SYNTAX

result = maxexponent(x)

DESCRIPTION

maxexponent(x) returns the maximum exponent in the model of the type of X.

ARGUMENTS

X	- Shall be of type REAL.

RETURN VALUE

The return value is of type INTEGER and of the default integer kind.

EXAMPLE

Sample program:

    program demo_maxexponent
      real(kind=4) :: x
      real(kind=8) :: y

      print *, minexponent(x), maxexponent(x)
      print *, minexponent(y), maxexponent(y)
    end program demo_maxexponent

STANDARD

[[Fortran 95]] and later

CLASS

[[Inquiry function]]

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maxexponent (3)

March 18, 2019

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