Platform

x64, Win32, .NET

Purpose

To disassociate a pointer.

Class

Transformational function.

Syntax

FUNCTION NULL([MOLD])

Description

If MOLD is present it is a pointer of any type and gives the type of the result. If MOLD is absent then the type of the result matches the target of the assignment.

Return value

This function provides an alternative to using the standard intrinsic NULLIFY. This functional form can be included with a declaration.

Example

REAL, POINTER :: X => NULL( )