J3/01-243r1

To:         J3
From:       Craig Dedo
Date:       June 6, 2001
Subject:    Issue 325 - Keyword Used as Parameter Name

Issue
The editor writes:
Am I the only one who thinks it poor style for this example to use
a parameter name that is the same as the name of a standard
intrinsic?  Are we trying to encourage such a confusing thing?

Analysis
    Almost all authorities on programming style consider it very
    poor practice to use the names of language keywords or
    intrinsic procedures as names of data objects.  We should
    change this example.

Edits
[414:8-11]      Replace the existing text with:
        INTEGER, PARAMETER   :: LONG_FLOAT = 8
        REAL (LONG_FLOAT)    :: X, Y
        COMPLEX (LONG_FLOAT) :: Z

[414:14-15] Change "FLOAT" to "LONG_FLOAT" in two places.

[414:14-15] Change "INTEGER and PARAMETER specification statements"
to "INTEGER specification statement".

[414:18-22] Delete Issue 325.

References
01-007r1, Fortran 2000 Draft
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