9.262. TRANSFER

9.262 TRANSFER — Transfer bit patterns

Description:
Interprets the bitwise representation of SOURCE in memory as if it is the representation of a variable or array of the same type and type parameters as MOLD.

This is approximately equivalent to the C concept of casting one type to another.

Standard:
Fortran 95 and later
Class:
Transformational function
Syntax:
RESULT = TRANSFER(SOURCE, MOLD[, SIZE])
Arguments:
SOURCE Shall be a scalar or an array of any type.
MOLD Shall be a scalar or an array of any type.
SIZE (Optional) shall be a scalar of type INT