7.171 PRESENT — Determine whether an optional dummy argument is specified

Description:

Determines whether an optional dummy argument is present.

Standard:

Fortran 95 and later

Class:

Inquiry function

Syntax:

RESULT = PRESENT(A)

Arguments:

A	May be of any type and may be a pointer, scalar or array value, or a dummy procedure. It shall be the name of an optional dummy argument accessible within the current subroutine or function.

Return value:

Returns either TRUE if the optional argument A is present, or FALSE otherwise.

Example:

          PROGRAM test_present
            WRITE(*,*) f(), f(42)      ! "F T"
          CONTAINS
            LOGICAL FUNCTION f(x)
              INTEGER, INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL :: x
              f = PRESENT(x)
            END FUNCTION
          END PROGRAM