out-of-line-attribute (MOD041)

Fix is always available.

This rule is turned on by default.

What it does

Checks for variable attributes which are specified separately to the variable declaration.

Why is this bad?

Using separate attribute specification statements (or "out-of-line attributes") makes the code harder to read by splitting up the important information about a variable. Instead, give attributes in-line with the variable declaration. This way, readers only need to look in one place.

Example

integer :: nx
real :: x_grid
parameter (nx = 42)
dimension x_grid(nx)

Use instead:

integer, parameter :: nx = 42
real, dimension(nx) :: x_grid