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.. index:: BLT, bitwise comparison

.. _blt:

BLT --- Bitwise less than
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.. function:: BLT(I, J)

  Determines whether an integral is a bitwise less than another.

  :param I:
    Shall be of ``INTEGER`` type.

  :param J:
    Shall be of ``INTEGER`` type, and of the same kind
    as :samp:`{I}`.

  :return:
    The return value is of type ``LOGICAL`` and of the default kind.

  Standard:
    Fortran 2008 and later

  Class:
    Elemental function

  Syntax:
    .. code-block:: fortran

      RESULT = BLT(I, J)

  See also:
    :ref:`BGE`,
    :ref:`BGT`,
    :ref:`BLE`