[J3] [EXTERNAL] [BULK] Re: Question on dummy CLASS(*) pointer arguments

[Clune, Thomas L. (GSFC-6101)]

Precisely.


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On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 1:02 PM Brad Richardson via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org<mailto:j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org>> wrote:
.. assigning to the target could change the dynamic type. ..

How?  `intent(in)` disallows the received argument `x` being in any pointer association context.

But then `x` as polymorphic can only be in any definition context within a `SELECT TYPE` guard that should prevent the dynamic type to be changed.

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