TARGET attribute in a data type

[butette]

I looked at the Fortran 2003 standard handbook and could not find anywhere that disallow the use of a TARGET attribute inside a TYPE declaration, for example something like this

module junk

type :: abc

integer, target :: i

integer, pointer :: j

end type abc

end module junk

when I compile it using ifort, I would get

error #6516 : This attribute specification is not valid for a component definition statement. [TARGET]

and it points to the target attribute as the problem. I can see why things would be very confusing if this is allowed

but I cannot find where the standard disallows it though.

Anybody has any idea ?

Thanks.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Look at section 4.5.3 of the standard, page 50, where it describes a component of a derived type. The only attributes permitted for a data component are:

• POINTER
• DIMENSION
• ALLOCATABLE
• PUBLIC
• PRIVATE

You can specify that a variable of derived type has the TARGET attribute, but you can't selectively give the attribute to a component.

[butette]

Thank you Steve... I must have missed it when I try to look for it earlier.