J3/99-214
Date: August 23, 1999
To: J3
From: interp/bleikamp
Subject: Interp 000069, What is a numeric character?
NUMBER: 000069
TITLE: What is a numeric character?
KEYWORDS: list-directed input
DEFECT TYPE: Erratum
STATUS: J3 consideration in progress
Section 10.8.1 of
the Fortran 95 standard states
If the next effective item is of type default
character and ...
(4) The leading characters are not
numeric followed by an asterisk, ...
The standard does not define what a numeric
character is.
QUESTION:
What is a numeric character?
ANSWER:
A numeric character is a digit.
REFERENCES: ISO/IEC 1539-1:1997(E), Section 10.8.1
EDITS:
In Fortran 95, section 10.8.1, list item (4), [176:17],
replace the text
(4) The leading characters are not numeric
followed by an asterisk
with
(4) The leading characters are not digits
followed by an asterisk
In 99-007r2, section 10.9.1, list item (4), [244:32],
replace the text
(4) The leading characters are not numeric
followed by an asterisk
with
(4) The leading characters are not digits
followed by an asterisk
SUBMITTED BY: Robert Corbett
HISTORY: J3/99-191 m150 Submitted by Robert Corbett
J3/99-214 m150 J3 draft response