Inquiry Intrinsic Function (Generic): Returns the number of significant digits for numbers of the same type and kind parameters as the argument.
Syntax
Results:
The result is a scalar of type default integer.
The result has the value q if x is of type integer; it has the value p if x is of type real. Integer parameter q is defined in Model for Integer Data; real parameter p is defined in Model for Real Data.
Compatibility
CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB
See Also: EXPONENT, RADIX, FRACTION, Data Representation Models
Examples
If x is of type REAL(4), DIGITS(x) has the value 24.