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huge

Description

huge(x) returns the largest number that is not an infinity in the model of the type of x.

Standard

Fortran 95 and later

Class

Inquiry function

Syntax

result = huge(x)

Arguments

  • x - Shall be of type real or integer.

Return value

The return value is of the same type and kind as x

Example

program test_huge_tiny
  print *, huge(0), huge(0.0), huge(0.0d0)
  print *, tiny(0.0), tiny(0.0d0)
end program test_huge_tiny

category: intrinsics