8.77 MAXEXPONENT — Maximum exponent of a real kind

Description:

MAXEXPONENT(X) returns the maximum exponent in the model of the type of X.

Option:

f95, gnu

Class:

elemental function

Syntax:

I = 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