! Program to test caracter string return values function test () implicit none character(len=10) :: test test = "World" end function function test2 () result (r) implicit none character(len=5) :: r r = "Hello" end function program strret implicit none character(len=15) :: s character(len=10) :: test character(len=5) :: test2 s = test () if (s .ne. "World") call abort s = "Hello " // test () if (s .ne. test2 () //" World") call abort end