(j3.2006) Storage_size ??

[Bill Long]

suppose I have

Type :: x (M)

    Integer,len:: M

    Integer:: array(M,M)

Endtype



Type(x(4))::xx


What is returned by STORAGE_SIZE(xx) ?

Option 1: The size of a dope vector (since the implementation always 
allocates components sized by type parameters on the heap, hence 
represented by a dv).

Option 2: The size of one integer (m) + 16 * size of an integer = 17*4 . 
  (Even though this has no relationship to the contiguous memory layout 
of xx.)

Option 3: Storage_size should not be applicable for parameterized 
derived types. This is an oversight in the standard.

Cheers,
Bill



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