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8.54 BLT — Bitwise less than ¶

Synopsis:

RESULT = BLT(I, J)

Description:

Determines whether an integral is a bitwise less than another.

Class:

Elemental function

Arguments:

I	Shall be of INTEGER or UNSIGNED type.
J	Shall be of the same type and kind as I.

Return value:

The return value is of type LOGICAL and of the default kind.

Notes:

For UNSIGNED arguments, this function is identical to the .LT. and < operators.

Standard:

Fortran 2008 and later, extension for UNSIGNED (see Unsigned integers)

See also:

BGE — Bitwise greater than or equal to,
BGT — Bitwise greater than,
BLE — Bitwise less than or equal to