Automatic objects
An automatic object is a local data object
dynamically allocated within a subprogram
or a BLOCK construct
. It can have a nonconstant character length, a nonconstant
array bound, or both. An automatic object is not a dummy argument.
An automatic object always has the controlled automatic storage class.
You cannot specify an automatic object in any of the following
statements:
Also, automatic objects cannot have the AUTOMATIC, PARAMETER, SAVE, or STATIC attributes.
You cannot initialize or define an automatic object with a
constant expression in a type declaration statement, but an automatic
object can have a default initialization.
An automatic object must not appear in the specification part of a main program, a module,
or a submodule
.
or a submodule
.

