8.11.9.211 Real Intrinsic

     Real(A)

Real: REAL function. The exact type is `REAL(KIND=1)' when argument A is any type other than COMPLEX, or when it is COMPLEX(KIND=1). When A is any COMPLEX type other than COMPLEX(KIND=1), this intrinsic is valid only when used as the argument to REAL(), as explained below.

A: INTEGER, REAL, or COMPLEX; scalar; INTENT(IN).

Intrinsic groups: (standard FORTRAN 77).

Description:

Converts A to REAL(KIND=1).

Use of REAL() with a COMPLEX argument (other than COMPLEX(KIND=1)) is restricted to the following case:

     REAL(REAL(A))

This expression converts the real part of A to REAL(KIND=1).

See RealPart Intrinsic, for information on a GNU Fortran intrinsic that extracts the real part of an arbitrary COMPLEX value.

See REAL() and AIMAG() of Complex, for more information.