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8.169 LEN_TRIM — Length of a character entity without trailing blank characters ¶

Description:

Returns the length of a character string, ignoring any trailing blanks.

Standard:

Fortran 90 and later, with KIND argument Fortran 2003 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = LEN_TRIM(STRING [, KIND])

Arguments:

STRING	Shall be a scalar of type CHARACTER, with INTENT(IN)
KIND	(Optional) A scalar INTEGER constant expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Return value:

The return value is of type INTEGER and of kind KIND. If KIND is absent, the return value is of default integer kind.

See also:

LEN — Length of a character entity,
ADJUSTL — Left adjust a string,
ADJUSTR — Right adjust a string