## 9.3.39 DFLOAT (A)

Description: | Converts an integer to double precision type.
Class: | Elemental function; Generic
Arguments: | A must be of type integer.
Results: | The result type is double precision real (REAL(8) or REAL*8). Functions that cause conversion of one data type to another type have the same affect as the implied conversion in assignment statements.

Specific Name1 | Argument Type | Result Type
--- | --- | ---
| INTEGER(1) | REAL(8)
DFLOTI | INTEGER(2) | REAL(8)
DFLOTJ | INTEGER(4) | REAL(8)
DFLOTK | INTEGER(8) | REAL(8)
1 These specific functions cannot be passed as actual arguments.

Examples

DFLOAT (-4) has the value -4.0.

Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents