SHORT

Portability Function: Converts an INTEGER(4) argument to INTEGER(2) type.

Module: USE IFPORT

Syntax

result = SHORT (int4)

int4
(Input) INTEGER(4). Value to be converted.

Results

The result type is INTEGER(2). The result is equal to the lower 16 bits of int4. If the int4 value is greater than 32,767, the converted INTEGER(2) value is not equal to the original.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

See Also

INT, Type Declarations, Building Applications: Portability Library Overview

Example

      USE IFPORT
      INTEGER(4) this_one
      INTEGER(2) that_one
      READ(*,*) this_one
      THAT_ONE = SHORT(THIS_ONE)
      WRITE(*,10) THIS_ONE, THAT_ONE
 10   FORMAT (X," Long integer: ", I16, " Short integer: ", I16)
      END