(j3.2006) a question on allowing internal procedures as procedure targets

[Jim Xia]

Is the following declaration legal?


function externFn ()
    interface
        integer function proc ()
        end function
    end interface

    procedure(proc), pointer :: externFn
    integer i

    read *, i
    externFn => f

    contains

    integer function f ()
        f = i
    end function
end function


If it is legal, how would the value of i be defined. Consider the 
following user code

procedure(proc), pointer :: func

func => externFn()

print *, func()   !<-- what would this function return


If the declaration is illegal, can anyone point out where the standard 
states so.

Thanks


Jim Xia

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