List-directed input

Effective input list items in a list-directed READ statement are defined by corresponding values in a formatted record. The syntax of each value must agree with the type of the corresponding effective input list item.
Table 1. List-directed input
Syntax Type
c A literal constant of intrinsic type, or a non-delimited character constant.
r * r is an unsigned, nonzero, integer literal constant. r * indicates r successive appearances of the null value.
r * c Indicates r successive appearances of the constant.


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