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<h3 class="section">8.156 <code>LOGICAL</code> &mdash; Convert to logical type</h3>
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<dt><em>Description</em>:<dd>Converts one kind of <code>LOGICAL</code> variable to another.
<br><dt><em>Standard</em>:<dd>Fortran 95 and later
<br><dt><em>Class</em>:<dd>Elemental function
<br><dt><em>Syntax</em>:<dd><code>RESULT = LOGICAL(L [, KIND])</code>
<br><dt><em>Arguments</em>:<dd>
<p><table summary=""><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%"><var>L</var> </td><td valign="top" width="70%">The type shall be <code>LOGICAL</code>.
<br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="15%"><var>KIND</var> </td><td valign="top" width="70%">(Optional) An <code>INTEGER</code> initialization
expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.
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<br><dt><em>Return value</em>:<dd>The return value is a <code>LOGICAL</code> value equal to <var>L</var>, with a
kind corresponding to <var>KIND</var>, or of the default logical kind if
<var>KIND</var> is not given.
<br><dt><em>See also</em>:<dd><a href="INT.html#INT">INT</a>, <a href="REAL.html#REAL">REAL</a>, <a href="CMPLX.html#CMPLX">CMPLX</a>
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