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8.206 NINT — Nearest whole number ¶

Description:

NINT(A) rounds its argument to the nearest whole number.

Standard:

Fortran 77 and later, with KIND argument Fortran 90 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = NINT(A [, KIND])

Arguments:

A	The type of the argument shall be REAL.
KIND	(Optional) An INTEGER initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Return value:

Returns A with the fractional portion of its magnitude eliminated by rounding to the nearest whole number and with its sign preserved, converted to an INTEGER of the default kind.

Example:

program test_nint
  real(4) x4
  real(8) x8
  x4 = 1.234E0_4
  x8 = 4.321_8
  print *, nint(x4), idnint(x8)
end program test_nint

Specific names:

Name	Argument	Return Type	Standard
NINT(A)	REAL(4) A	INTEGER	Fortran 77 and later
IDNINT(A)	REAL(8) A	INTEGER	Fortran 77 and later

See also:

CEILING — Integer ceiling function, FLOOR — Integer floor function