J3/14-259r1 To: J3 Members From: Steve Lionel Subject: F2008 interp: Defined operations in specification exprs Date: 2014 October 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER: F08/0121 TITLE: Add to introduction defined operations in specification exprs KEYWORDS: specification, restricted, defined operator DEFECT TYPE: STATUS: J3 consideration in progress QUESTION: Fortran 2003 7.1.6 (Specification expressions), says on 141:12: A restricted expression is an expression in which each operation is intrinsic Fortran 2008 7.1.11 says on 150:8: A restricted expression is an expression in which each operation is intrinsic or defined by a specification function This new feature is not called out in the Introduction but should be. ANSWER: This was an oversight. An edit to correct the problem is supplied. EDIT to 10-007r1: Introduction, page xv. Add to the "Data declaration" list in paragraph 2: "A may be used in a specification expression." SUBMITTED BY: Steve Lionel HISTORY: 14-259 m205 F08/0121 submitted 14-259r1 m205 In edit, replace "defined operator" with "" ----------------------------------------------------------------------