9.133 HUGE — Largest number of a kind

Description:

HUGE(X) returns the largest number that is not an infinity in the model of the type of X.

Standard:

Fortran 90 and later

Class:

Inquiry function

Syntax:

RESULT = HUGE(X)

Arguments:

X	Shall be of type REAL or INTEGER.

Return value:

The return value is of the same type and kind as X

Example:

program test_huge_tiny
  print *, huge(0), huge(0.0), huge(0.0d0)
  print *, tiny(0.0), tiny(0.0d0)
end program test_huge_tiny