The S, SP, and SS edit descriptors control the output of the optional plus (+) sign within numeric output fields. These descriptors have no effect during execution of input statements.
Within a format specification, a sign editing descriptor affects all subsequent I, F, E, EN, ES, D, and G descriptors until another sign editing descriptor occurs.
INTEGER i
REAL r
! The following statements write:
! 251 +251 251 +251 251
i = 251
WRITE (*, 100) i, i, i, i, i
100 FORMAT (I5, SP, I5, SS, I5, SP, I5, S, I5)
! The following statements write:
! 0.673E+4 +.673E+40.673E+4 +.673E+40.673E+4
r = 67.3E2
WRITE (*, 200) r, r, r, r, r
200 FORMAT (E8.3E1, 1X, SP, E8.3E1, SS, E8.3E1, 1X, SP, &
& E8.3E1, S, E8.3E1)