type

Declare a type argument

type Declare a type argument

Description:

Declare a C function argument, given that the actual argument will be a variable of the appropriate type, passed from a FORTRAN program. (type not LOCATOR.)

Invocation

type(arg)

Arguments

arg
The dummy argument to be declared.

Examples:

type(arg)
will expand as follows:
All Unix: F77_type_TYPE arg
VAX/VMS: F77_type_TYPE const arg

where F77_type_TYPE expands to the appropriate C type.

Associated macro:

CHARACTER