ESMF_ContainerClear Subroutine

  subroutine ESMF_ContainerClear(container, keywordEnforcer, rc)
!
! !ARGUMENTS:
    type(ESMF_Container), intent(inout)           :: container
type(ESMF_KeywordEnforcer), optional:: keywordEnforcer ! must use keywords below
    integer,              intent(out),  optional  :: rc
!         
! !DESCRIPTION:
!   Clear an {\tt ESMF\_Container} object, i.e. remove all items.
!
!   This method defines garbage as all the elements in the {\tt container}.
!
!   The arguments are:
!   \begin{description}
!   \item[container]
!     {\tt ESMF\_Container} object to be cleared.
!   \item[{[rc]}]
!     Return code; equals {\tt ESMF\_SUCCESS} if there are no errors.
!   \end{description}
!
!EOPI
!------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    integer                 :: localrc      ! local return code

    ! Initialize return code; assume failure until success is certain
    localrc = ESMF_RC_NOT_IMPL
    if (present(rc)) rc = ESMF_RC_NOT_IMPL

    ! Check init status of arguments
    ESMF_INIT_CHECK_DEEP_SHORT(ESMF_ContainerGetInit, container, rc)
    
    ! Call into the C++ interface layer
    call c_ESMC_ContainerClear(container, localrc)
    if (ESMF_LogFoundError(localrc, ESMF_ERR_PASSTHRU, &
      ESMF_CONTEXT, rcToReturn=rc)) return
 
    ! Return successfully
    if (present(rc)) rc = ESMF_SUCCESS
 
  end subroutine ESMF_ContainerClear