adjustl(string): Left Adjust String¶

Left adjust a string.

Declaration¶

Syntax¶

retval = adjustl(string)
elemental function adjustl(string)

Arguments¶

string: the input value must be of character type.

Return value¶

The return value is of type character and of the same kind as of input value string, with leading spaces removed and same number of spaces appended.

Description¶

adjustl(string) adjusts input string by removing any leading spaces and appending same number of spaces.

Types¶

Supported argument type is character.

interface repeat
    module procedure repeati32, repeati64
end interface

contains

function adjustl(string)
    character(len=*), intent(in) :: string
end function

Examples¶

program intrinsics_adjustl
    implicit none
    character(*), parameter :: s1 = " A B "
    print *, adjustl(s1)
end program

Result:

A B