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type, PRIVATE [ , attr ] :: decl-list
PRIVATE [ :: ] name [ , name ]...
PRIVATE
The PRIVATE attribute is only permitted in the specification part of a module program unit.
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| <Semantics> |
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The PRIVATE attribute specifies that an entity is local to the module,
and is not accessible from other program units.
It is the opposite to the PUBLIC attribute.
A PRIVATE statement with no list of names declares that all entities in the module are private,
except for those which are explicitly declared PUBLIC.
A derived type definition in a module may contain a PRIVATE statement in its component definition part;
it declares the default accessibility to be PRIVATE for components of the type.
In Fortran 2003, the PRIVATE statement can also occur in the type-bound procedure part,
where it declares the default accessibility to be PRIVATE for type-bound procedures;
furthermore, individual components and type-bound procedures may be declared PRIVATE in their component definition statement or type-bound procedure statement.
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| <Related> |
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Component Definition statement,
MODULE statement,
PROTECTED attribute,
PUBLIC attribute,
Type Declaration statement |
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