Pointers and references: Difference between revisions
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pointertoreal => areal</lang> |
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The target attribute is needed to say that the ''object'' (the "real" datum) can be referenced through a pointer (it seems it works more like an alias rather than a "true" pointer). The |
The target attribute is needed to say that the ''object'' (the "real" datum) can be referenced through a pointer (it seems it works more like an alias rather than a "true" pointer). The existence of an ''association'' can be tested with <tt>associated</tt> (Fortran 95): |
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<lang fortran>if ( associated(pointertoreal) ) !...</lang> |
<lang fortran>if ( associated(pointertoreal) ) !...</lang> |
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