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6.123 LOC — Returns the address of a variable

Description:
LOC(X) returns the address of X as an integer.
Standard:
GNU extension
Class:
Inquiry function
Syntax:
RESULT = LOC(X)
Arguments:

X Variable of any type.

Return value:
The return value is of type INTEGER, with a KIND corresponding to the size (in bytes) of a memory address on the target machine.
Example:
          program test_loc
            integer :: i
            real :: r
            i = loc(r)
            print *, i
          end program test_loc