(j3.2006) zero-sized stuff

[Walt Brainerd]

Correction: this means they are not given a value by the
assignment statement. They are always defined by 16.16.2,
therefore, always have a value.

Ok, I guess it all fits

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Walt Brainerd <walt.brainerd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I think you are right.
>
> This means a zero-length character string never has a value,
> but if I remember correctly, this silliness occurs elsewhere, so
> maybe this is consistent.
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:43 PM, Robert Corbett <robert.corbett at oracle.com
> > wrote:
>
>> On 03/18/15 16:10, Walt Brainerd wrote:
>> > 7.2.1.3(1) of the F08 standard says:
>> >
>> > No value is assigned to the variable if it is of type character and zero
>> > length, or is an array of size zero.
>> >
>> > It is still in N2014, if that is the latest.
>> > I think it is plain false unless there is a very strange
>> > definition of "value" somewhere that I don't see.
>> >
>> > It sounds like the variable is unchanged.
>> >
>> > Maybe a note if people are confused by zero-sized things?
>>
>> I think the "it" in the quoted sentence refers to the variable, not the
>> value.
>>
>> Bob Corbett
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