Platform

x64, Win32, .NET

Purpose

To get the range of the decimal exponent for integer or real numbers with a given kind type.

Class

Inquiry function.

Syntax

INTEGER FUNCTION RANGE(X)

Description

X is of type integer, real or complex. It may be a scalar or an array.

Return value

The result is a scalar integer giving the difference between the largest (positive) exponent and the smallest (largest negative) exponent that is used by the compiler for numbers of the given type and kind type.