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PVitt
PVitt

Reputation: 11760

How to make a Fortran c_ptr null?

I have a type with two pointers, one Fortran pointer and one C pointer:

type mytype
  procedure(whatever), pointer, nopass :: fortranPointer
  type(c_ptr) :: cPointer
end type

I can assign something to both pointers like:

type(mytype) :: instance
instance%fortranPointer => fPtrToSomething
instance%cPointer = c_loc(somethingElse)

When I want to initialize the pointers without assigning something, I can use null() or nullify for the Fortran pointer:

instance%fortranPointer => null()

But how can I initialize the c_ptr to null? instance%cPointer = null() is not working as null() is not allowed on the right hand side of an assignement. c_loc(null()) is not allowed as null() is not a variable, which location can be obtained.

Is there something like a c_null?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2182

Answers (1)

PVitt
PVitt

Reputation: 11760

Figured out that there is a intrinsic type named constant c_null_ptr that can be used.

Upvotes: 3

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