FORTRAN Reference Manual

Data Type Correspondence and Return Value Sizes
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D-5
Table D-6. Pointer Types
Procedure
Pointer Byte Pointer Word Pointer
Extended
Pointer
BASIC — — — —
C function pointer byte pointer word pointer extended pointer
COBOL — — — —
FORTRAN — — — —
Pascal Procedure
pointer
Pointer, byte-
addressed
BYTEADDR
Pointer, byte-
addressed
WORDADDR
Pointer,
extended-
addressed
EXTADDR
SQL — — — —
TAL — 16-bit pointer,
byte-addressed
16-bit pointer,
word-addressed
32-bit pointer
Return Value
Size (Words)
1 or 2, depends
on declared
pointer size
1 or 2, depends
on declared
pointer size
1 or 2, depends
on declared
pointer size
1 or 2, depends
on declared
pointer size