The GNU Fortran Compiler: LEN_TRIM

Next: LGE, Previous: LEN, Up: Intrinsic Procedures [Contents][Index]

### 8.145 `LEN_TRIM` — Length of a character entity without trailing blank characters

Description:

  Returns the length of a character string, ignoring any trailing blanks.

Standard:

  Fortran 95 and later, with KIND argument Fortran 2003 and later

Class:

  Elemental function

Syntax:

  `RESULT = LEN_TRIM(STRING [, KIND])`

Arguments:

  STRING | Shall be a scalar of type `CHARACTER`, with `INTENT(IN)`
  KIND | (Optional) An `INTEGER` initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Return value:

  The return value is of type `INTEGER` and of kind KIND. If KIND is absent, the return value is of default integer kind.

See also:

  LEN, ADJUSTL, ADJUSTR