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array declaration: dimension(:,:) versus A(:,:)

alexismor
Beginner
‎08-04-2005 01:11 AM
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Hi everyone,

I was wondering if there was any special reason to declare arrays like this:

integer, dimension(:,:) :: A

instead of just

integer :: A(:,:)

It seems to be that the first case is a lot more cumbersome, but I see it quite often in fortran 90 documentation. Am I missing anything?

Thanks!

Message Edited by alexismor on 08-03-2005 06:20 PM

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Steven_L_Intel1
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‎08-04-2005 02:21 PM
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Just a style thing. Some people prefer to use the attribute keywords for everything, rather than some in keywords and some after the variable. Use whichever you prefer.
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TimP
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‎08-04-2005 03:34 PM
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I suppose the dimension(:,:) version is best suited to declaration of multiple arrays of same size and shape.
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alexismor
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‎08-04-2005 04:54 PM
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Ok, thanks! It's good to know.

Cheers,

Alexis
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