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Section 10,4: Repeat_Count
You can apply the field descriptors I, O, Z, F, E, D, G, L, and A
to a number of successive data fields by preceding the field
descriptor with an unsigned integer constant (PARAMETER constants
are not allowed) specifying the number of repetitions. This
constant is called a repeat count.
For example, the following two statements are equivalent:
20 FORMAT (E12.4,E12.4,E12.4,I5,I5,I5,I5)
20 FORMAT (3E12.4,4I5)
Similarly, you can apply a group of field descriptors repeatedly to
data fields by enclosing these field descriptors in parentheses and
preceding them with an unsigned integer constant. The integer
constant is called a group repeat count. For example, the
following two statements are equivalent:
50 FORMAT (I8,I8,F8.3,E15.7,F8.3,E15.7,F8.3,E15.7,I5,I5)
50 FORMAT (2I8,3(F8.3,E15.7),2(I5))
An H or Q field descriptor, which could not otherwise be repeated,
can be enclosed in parentheses and treated as a group repeat
specification.
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