Fortran Format Statements

Allows for greater control with output (and input)

• Can specify real, integer, character types
• The most common format code letters

Format Special Characters

- F; real numbers, fixed point format
- I; integer
- A; character
- X; horizontal skip (space)

Real Descriptor

rFw.d

• F is the real descriptor
• w is width of the field
  • including the decimal point and minus sign
• d is number of digits to the right of the decimal point
• r is repetition value

Integer Descriptor

rIw.m

• I is the integer descriptor
• w is width of the field
  • including the decimal point and minus sign
• m is minimum number of digits; will add zeros to front of number
• r is repetition value

Character Descriptor

rAw

• A is the integer descriptor
• w is width of the field
  • including the decimal point and minus sign
• r is repetition value

Space Descriptor

nX

• n indicates the number of spaces to include
  • Basically, a repetition of spaces