190. Serialize a derived type using unformatted stream I/O.#

topic: Input and Output

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A derived type with allocatable components can be saved efficiently (serialized) by writing its dimensions and components using unformatted stream I/O. Later the dimensions and components (after allocation) can be read from the same file using stream I/O.

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