DFLOAT

Elemental Intrinsic Function (Generic): Converts an integer to double precision type.

Syntax

result = DFLOAT (a)

a
(Input) Must be of type integer.

Results:

The result is of type double precision real (REAL(8) or REAL*8). Functions that cause conversion of one data type to another type have the same effect as the implied conversion in assignment statements.

Specific Name ¹	Argument Type	Result Type
	INTEGER(1)	REAL(8)
DFLOTI	INTEGER(2)	REAL(8)
DFLOTJ	INTEGER(4)	REAL(8)
DFLOTK	INTEGER(8)	REAL(8)
¹ These specific functions cannot be passed as actual arguments.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

See Also: REAL

Examples

DFLOAT (-4) has the value -4.0.