Intel® Fortran Compiler 16.0 User and Reference Guide

Binary Constants

A binary constant is an alternative way to represent a numeric constant. A binary constant takes one of the following forms:

B'd[d...]'

B"d[d...]"

d

Is a binary (base 2) digit (0 or 1).

You can specify up to 128 binary digits in a binary constant.

Examples

Valid Binary Constants

B'0101110'

B"1"

Invalid Binary Constants

B'0112'

The character 2 is invalid.

B10011'

No apostrophe after the B.

"1000001"

No B before the first quotation mark.

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