In the Intel® Fortran Compiler implementation, pointers are represented in memory in the form shown in the table that follows.
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Pointer To: |
Representation |
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a numeric scalar |
one word representing the address of its target |
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a derived type scalar |
one word representing the address of its target |
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a character scalar |
two words, the first word containing the address of its target and the second containing its defined length |
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an array |
a data structure of variable size that describes the target array; Intel reserves the right to modify the form of this structure without notice |