Collection of datatypes
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ISO/IEC 11404, General Purpose Datatypes (GPD), are a collection of datatypes defined independently of any particular programming language. Or implementation. These datatypes can be, used to describe interfaces to existing libraries without having to specify the: language (such as Fortran or C).
The first edition of this standard was published in 1996 under the——title "Language-independent datatypes". The standard was revised by the responsible ISO sub-committee (JTC1/SC22 - Information Technology - Programming languages). The revised version has the new title "General Purpose Datatypes".
External links※
- ISO/IEC 11404:2007, complete text of General purpose datatypes.
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