ESMF_RouteHandleCreateDef Function

  function ESMF_RouteHandleCreateDef(rc)
!
! !RETURN VALUE:
    type(ESMF_RouteHandle) :: ESMF_RouteHandleCreateDef
!
! !ARGUMENTS:
    integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
!
! !DESCRIPTION:
!   Allocates memory for a new {\tt ESMF\_RouteHandle} object and
!   constructs its internals.
!
!   The arguments are:
!   \begin{description}
!   \item[{[rc]}]
!     Return code; equals {\tt ESMF\_SUCCESS} if there are no errors.
!   \end{description}
!
!EOPI
!------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    integer                 :: localrc      ! local return code
    type(ESMF_RouteHandle)  :: rhandle

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

    rhandle%this = ESMF_NULL_POINTER
    ESMF_RouteHandleCreateDef = rhandle

    ! Call C++ create code
    call c_ESMC_RouteHandleCreate(rhandle, localrc)
    if (ESMF_LogFoundError(localrc, &
      ESMF_ERR_PASSTHRU, &
      ESMF_CONTEXT, rcToReturn=rc)) return

    ! Set return values
    ESMF_RouteHandleCreateDef = rhandle

    ESMF_INIT_SET_CREATED(ESMF_RouteHandleCreateDef)

    ! Return successfully
    if (present(rc)) rc = ESMF_SUCCESS

  end function ESMF_RouteHandleCreateDef