INTEGER Directive

!DIR$ INTEGER:{ 2 | 4 | 8 }

The INTEGER directive specifies a size of 2 (KIND=2), 4 (KIND=4), or 8 (KIND=8) bytes for default integer numbers.

When the INTEGER directive is in effect, all default integer variables are of the kind specified. Only numbers specified or implied as INTEGER without KIND are affected.

The INTEGER directive can only appear at the top of a program unit. A program unit is a main program, an external subroutine or function, a module or a block data program unit. INTEGER cannot appear at the beginning of internal subprograms. It does not affect modules invoked with the USE statement in the program unit that contains it.

The default logical kind is the same as the default integer kind. So, when you change the default integer kind you also change the default logical kind.

Example

INTEGER i            ! a 4-byte integer
WRITE(*,*) KIND(i)
CALL INTEGER2( )
WRITE(*,*) KIND(i)   ! still a 4-byte integer
                     !   not affected by setting in subroutine
END

SUBROUTINE INTEGER2( )
  !DIR$ INTEGER:2
  INTEGER j          ! a 2-byte integer
  WRITE(*,*) KIND(j)
END SUBROUTINE