# Introspection in Fortran for generic file I/O libraries

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**Created:** [January 8, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/introspection-in-fortran-for-generic-file-i-o-libraries/4997 "2023-01-08T23:26:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![gronki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e4f/32.png) [@gronki](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/gronki)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/introspection-in-fortran-for-generic-file-i-o-libraries/4997/5 "2023-09-13T10:39:57Z")

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Or, try to emulate traits, as I desired to do recently, which has its downsides: [Traits/interfaces in Fortran?](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/traits-interfaces-in-fortran/6473)

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