initialization of allocatble variable

[pe_rasouliyahoo_com]

my previous question regarding initialization of local variables had been answerd... does anybody knows how to initialization of allocatble variables in the compiler?

[Steven_L_Intel1 · Accepted solution]

There is none. You must do it yourself. The /Qzero option is there only to help with "dusty deck" programs that assumed static, zero allocation for local variables.

Please do not look for compiler switches to make up for errors in programming.

[lklawrie]

If you're allocating within a derived type, you can set initializations there.

TYPE SurfaceData

CHARACTER(len=MaxNameLength) :: Name = ' ' ! User supplied name of the surface (must be unique)
INTEGER :: Construction = 0 ! Pointer to the construction in the Construct derived type
INTEGER :: Class =0

End Type SurfaceData

TYPE (SurfaceData), ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:) :: Surface

When you allocate Surface, e.g. Allocate(Surface(20)) each element is initialized.

Linda