SELECTED_CHAR_KIND(NAME) (Fortran 2003)

Purpose

Returns a value of the kind type parameter of a character data type.

Class

Transformational function

Argument type and attributes

NAME

must be a scalar of type default character.

Result type and attributes

Default integer scalar.

Result value

• If you specify NAME as ASCII, SELECTED_CHAR_KIND returns the kind type parameter of the ASCII character type.
• If you specify NAME as DEFAULT, SELECTED_CHAR_KIND returns the kind type parameter of the default character type
• Otherwise, SELECTED_CHAR_KIND returns -1.

Related information

Kind type parameters supported by XL Fortran are defined in Type declaration: type parameters and specifiers.