# INT_PTR_KIND

Inquiry Intrinsic Function (Specific): Returns the INTEGER KIND that will hold an address. This is a specific function that has no generic function associated with it. It cannot be passed as an actual argument.

result = INT_PTR_KIND( )

## Results

The result type is default integer. The result is a scalar with the value equal to the value of the kind parameter of the integer data type that can represent an address on the targeted platform.

The result value is 4 on IA-32 target architecture; 8 on Intel® 64 architecture.

## Example

       REAL A(100)
       POINTER (P, A)
       INTEGER (KIND=INT_PTR_KIND()) SAVE_P
       P = MALLOC (400)
       SAVE_P = P

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