KIND

 KIND (number)

 Class:  Inquiry function - Generic

 Returns the value of the kind type parameter of the argument.  For
 more information on kind type parameters, see the 
 reference manual.

 The argument can be of any intrinsic type.  The result is a scalar
 of type default integer.

 Examples:

 KIND (0.0) has the kind type value of default real type.

 KIND (12) has the kind type value of default integer type.