ESMF_ConfigGetChar Subroutine

      subroutine ESMF_ConfigGetChar(config, value, &
        keywordEnforcer, label, default, rc)

! !ARGUMENTS:
      type(ESMF_Config), intent(inout)         :: config
      character,         intent(out)           :: value
type(ESMF_KeywordEnforcer), optional:: keywordEnforcer ! must use keywords below
      character(len=*),  intent(in),  optional :: label
      character,         intent(in),  optional :: default
      integer,           intent(out), optional :: rc
!
!
! !STATUS:
! \begin{itemize}
! \item\apiStatusCompatibleVersion{5.2.0r}
! \end{itemize}
!
! !DESCRIPTION: 
!  Gets a character {\tt value} from the {\tt config} object.
!
!   The arguments are:
!   \begin{description}
!   \item [config]
!     Already created {\tt ESMF\_Config} object.
!   \item [value]
!     Returned value. 
!   \item [{[label]}]
!     Identifying label. 
!   \item [{[default]}]
!     Default value if label is not found in configuration object. 
!   \item [{[rc]}]
!     Return code; equals {\tt ESMF\_SUCCESS} if there are no errors.
!   \end{description}
!
!
!EOP -------------------------------------------------------------------
      character(len=NBUF_MAX) :: string
      integer :: localrc

      ! Initialize return code; assume routine not implemented
      if (present(rc)) rc = ESMF_RC_NOT_IMPL

      localrc = ESMF_SUCCESS
      !check variables
      ESMF_INIT_CHECK_DEEP(ESMF_ConfigGetInit,config,rc)

! Default setting
      if( present( default ) ) then 
         value = default
      else
         value = BLK
      endif

! Processing
      if (present (label ) ) then
         call ESMF_ConfigGetString( config, string, label=label, rc=localrc)
      else
         call ESMF_ConfigGetString( config, string, rc = localrc )
      endif

      if ( localrc == ESMF_SUCCESS ) then
         value = string(1:1)
         call ESMF_ConfigSetCurrentAttrUsed(config, used=.true.)
      else
         if( present( default )) then
            localrc = ESMF_SUCCESS
         endif
      end if

      if (present( rc )) then
        rc = localrc
      endif

    end subroutine ESMF_ConfigGetChar