Intel Fortran Language Reference - NCI National Facility

Data Types, Constants, and Variables 3
CHARACTER
CHARACTER([LEN=]len)
CHARACTER(LEN=len, KIND=n])
CHARACTER(len, [KIND=]n)
CHARACTER(KIND=n [, LEN=len])
CHARACTER*len[,]
n
Is kind 1.
len
Is a string length (not a kind). For more information, see “Declaration Statements for Character
Types”.
If no kind type parameter is specified, the kind of the constant is default character.
Character Constants
A character constant is a character string enclosed in delimiters (apostrophes or quotation marks).
It takes one of the following forms:
[k_]'[ch...]' [C]
[k_]"[ch...]" [C]
k
Is the optional kind parameter: 1 (the default). It must be followed by an underscore ( _ ). Note
that in character constants, the kind must precede the constant.
ch
Is an ASCII character.
C
Is a C string specifier. C strings can be used to define strings with nonprintable characters. For
more information, see “C Strings in Character Constants”.
Rules and Behavior
The value of a character constant is the string of characters between the delimiters. The value does
not include the delimiters, but does include all blanks or tabs within the delimiters.
If a character constant is delimited by apostrophes, use two consecutive apostrophes ('') to place an
apostrophe character in the character constant.
Similarly, if a character constant is delimited by quotation marks, use two consecutive quotation
marks ("") to place a quotation mark character in the character constant.
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