Intel® Fortran Compiler 16.0 User and Reference Guide
Default initialization occurs if initialization appears in a derived-type component definition.
The specified initialization of the component will apply even if the definition is PRIVATE.
Default initialization applies to dummy arguments with INTENT(OUT). It does not imply the derived-type component has the SAVE attribute.
Explicit initialization in a type declaration statement overrides default initialization.
To specify default initialization of an array component, use a constant expression that includes one of the following:
An array constructor
A single scalar that becomes the value of each array element
Pointers can have an association status of associated, disassociated, or undefined. If no default initialization status is specified, the status of the pointer is undefined. To specify disassociated status for a pointer component, use =>NULL( ).
You do not have to specify initialization for each component of a derived type. For example:
TYPE REPORT
CHARACTER (LEN=20) REPORT_NAME
INTEGER DAY
CHARACTER (LEN=3) MONTH
INTEGER :: YEAR = 1995 ! Only component with default
END TYPE REPORT ! initialization
Consider the following:
TYPE (REPORT), PARAMETER :: NOV_REPORT = REPORT ("Sales", 15, "NOV", 1996)
In this case, the explicit initialization in the type declaration statement overrides the YEAR component of NOV_REPORT.
The default initial value of a component can also be overridden by default initialization specified in the type definition. For example:
TYPE MGR_REPORT
TYPE (REPORT) :: STATUS = NOV_REPORT
INTEGER NUM
END TYPE MGR_REPORT
TYPE (MGR_REPORT) STARTUP
In this case, the STATUS component of STARTUP gets its initial value from NOV_REPORT, overriding the initialization for the YEAR component.