8.185 SCALE — Scale a real value

Description:

SCALE(X,I) returns X * RADIX(X)**I.

Standard:

Fortran 95 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = SCALE(X, I)

Arguments:

X	The type of the argument shall be a REAL.
I	The type of the argument shall be a INTEGER.

Return value:

The return value is of the same type and kind as X. Its value is X * RADIX(X)**I.

Example:

          program test_scale
            real :: x = 178.1387e-4
            integer :: i = 5
            print *, scale(x,i), x*radix(x)**i
          end program test_scale