An adjustable array is an explicit-shape array that is a dummy argument to a subprogram. At least one bound of an adjustable array must be a nonconstant specification expression. The bounds are determined when the subprogram is called. The array specification can contain integer variables that are either dummy arguments or variables in a common block. When the subprogram is entered, each dummy argument specified in the bounds must be associated with an actual argument. If the specification includes a variable in a common block, it must have a defined value. The array specification is evaluated using the values of the actual arguments, as well as any constants or common block variables that appear in the specification. The size of the adjustable array must be less than or equal to the size of the array that is its corresponding actual argument. To avoid possible errors in subscript evaluation, make sure that the bounds expressions used to declare multidimensional adjustable arrays match the bounds as declared by the caller. In the following example, the function computes the sum of the elements of a rank-two array. Notice how the dummy arguments M and N control the iteration: FUNCTION MY_SUM(A, M, N) DIMENSION A(M, N) SUMX = 0.0 DO J = 1, N DO I = 1, M SUMX = SUMX + A(I, J) END DO END DO MY_SUM = SUMX END FUNCTION The following are examples of calls on SUM: DIMENSION A1(10,35), A2(3,56) SUM1 = MY_SUM(A1,10,35) SUM2 = MY_SUM(A2,3,56)