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From: glen herrmannsfeldt on 22 Feb 2010 22:27
Jim Xia <jimxia(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
(snip)

>> type(c_ptr) :: iptr, jptr
>> integer, pointer :: i, j
>> call foofunc(iptr,jptr)
>> call c_f_pointer(iptr,i)
>> call c_f_pointer(jptr,j)

> j is of type double in C side, and the Fortran side provides an
> integer. One big disadvantage of this is Fortran side loses the type
> checking for i or j. And don't do this often, otherwise it's begging
> for troubles. Type(C_PTR) is not well designed.

Yes, j should be a double precision pointer.

As with C (void*) it is the programmers responsibility to keep
track of this and get it right.

-- glen
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