Re: Simple question about literal constants
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Date: 02/19/04
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Date: 19 Feb 2004 11:59:23 -0800
Bernhard Georg Enders <bgeneto@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<opr3mgmyq7lwyzod@News.Individual.NET>...
> Hi!
>
> In the following expression
>
> integer, parameter :: dp = selected_real_kind(15)
> real(dp) :: m, x
>
> m = 0.1006_dp*x + 0.0137_dp*x**2
>
> Is the kind type parameter '_dp' really obligatory? What is the rule for
> it's usage?
>
> TIA,
>
> Bernhard.
I find it convenient to just declare all variables as plain REAL and
use the switches available on many compilers to specify whether
single, double or some other precision is to be used. I'll admit it is
not the robust approach.
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