Language Reference

MOD(A, P)

Remainder function.

A

must be of type integer or real.

P

must be of the same type and kind type parameter as A.

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The kind type parameters can be different if the compiler option -qport=mod is specified.

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Class

Elemental function

Result Type and Attributes

Same as A.

Result Value

• If P <> 0, the value of the result is A - INT(A/P) * P.
• If P = 0, the result is undefined.

Examples

MOD (3.0, 2.0) has the value 1.0.

MOD (8, 5) has the value 3.

MOD (-8, 5) has the value -3.

MOD (8, -5) has the value 3.

MOD (-8, -5) has the value -3.

Notes:

1. IBM Extension: the ability to pass the name as an argument.

Related Information

For information on alternative behavior for MOD when porting programs to XL Fortran, see the -qport compiler option in the User's Guide.