MATMUL — matrix multiplication

Description

Performs a matrix multiplication on numeric or logical arguments.

Syntax

RESULT = MATMUL(MATRIX_A, MATRIX_B)

Arguments

MATRIX_A An array of INTEGER, REAL, COMPLEX, or LOGICAL type, with a rank of one or two.
MATRIX_B An array of INTEGER, REAL, or COMPLEX type if MATRIX_A is of a numeric type; otherwise, an array of LOGICAL type. The rank shall be one or two, and the first (or only) dimension of MATRIX_B shall be equal to the last (or only) dimension of MATRIX_A.

Return value

The matrix product of MATRIX_A and MATRIX_B. The type and kind of the result follow the usual type and kind promotion rules, as for the * or .AND. operators.

Standard

Fortran 95 and later

Class

Transformational function

See also