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maxexponent

Description

maxexponent(x) returns the maximum exponent in the model of the type of x.

Standard

Fortran 95 and later

Class

Inquiry function

Syntax

result = maxexponent(x)

Arguments

• x - Shall be of type real.

Return value

The return value is of type integer and of the default integer kind.

Example

program exponents
  real(kind=4) :: x
  real(kind=8) :: y

  print *, minexponent(x), maxexponent(x)
  print *, minexponent(y), maxexponent(y)
end program exponents