SET_EXPONENT Function

Description

The SET_EXPONENT function returns the model representation of a number with the exponent part set to a power of two.

Syntax
 
SET_EXPONENT (x, i)
 

Arguments

x is an INTENT(IN) scalar or array of type REAL.

i is an INTENT(IN) scalar or array of type INTEGER.

If both arguments are arrays, they must have the same shape.

Result

The result is of the same type and kind as x. Its value is FRACTION(x)*2ⁱ.

If either or both arguments are arrays, the result is an array with the same shape. The value of each result element is as though the scalar SET_EXPONENT operation were performed for each respective element of the input arrays.

Example
       real :: x.4.3,xa(2)=(/1.5,2.5/)
       integer :: i=2,ia(2)=(/4,5/)
       write(*,*) fraction(x)*2**i    ! writes 2.15
       write(*,*) set_exponent(x,i)   ! writes 2.15
       write(*,*) set_exponent(xa,i)  ! writes 3.0 2.5
       write(*,*) set_exponent(x,ia)  ! writes 8.6 17.2
       write(*,*) set_exponent(xa,ia) ! writes 12.0 20.0
     

See Also

FRACTION Function