DReal(A)
DReal: REAL(KIND=2) function.
A: INTEGER, REAL, or COMPLEX; scalar; INTENT(IN).
Intrinsic groups: vxt.
Description:
Converts A to REAL(KIND=2).
If A is type COMPLEX, its real part
is converted (if necessary) to REAL(KIND=2),
and its imaginary part is disregarded.
Although this intrinsic is not standard Fortran,
it is a popular extension offered by many compilers
that support DOUBLE COMPLEX, since it offers
the easiest way to extract the real part of a DOUBLE COMPLEX
value without using the Fortran 90 REAL() intrinsic
in a way that produces a return value inconsistent with
the way many FORTRAN 77 compilers handle REAL() of
a DOUBLE COMPLEX value.
See section RealPart Intrinsic, for information on a GNU Fortran intrinsic that avoids these areas of confusion.
See section Dble Intrinsic, for information on the standard FORTRAN 77
replacement for DREAL().
See section REAL() and AIMAG() of Complex, for more information on
this issue.
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