ESMF_SciCompEQ Function

  impure elemental function ESMF_SciCompEQ(scicomp1, scicomp2)
! 
! !RETURN VALUE:
    logical :: ESMF_SciCompEQ

! !ARGUMENTS:
    type(ESMF_SciComp), intent(in) :: scicomp1
    type(ESMF_SciComp), intent(in) :: scicomp2

!
! !DESCRIPTION:
!   Test if both {\tt scicomp1} and {\tt scicomp2} alias the same ESMF SciComp 
!   object.
!
!EOPI
!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ESMF_INIT_TYPE scinit1, scinit2
    integer :: localrc1, localrc2
    logical :: lval1, lval2

    ! Use the following logic, rather than "ESMF-INIT-CHECK-DEEP", to gain 
    ! init checks on both args, and in the case where both are uninitialized,
    ! to distinguish equality based on uninitialized type (uncreated,
    ! deleted).

    ! TODO: Consider moving this logic to C++: use Base class? status?
    !       Or replicate logic for C interface also.

    ! check inputs
    scinit1 = ESMF_SciCompGetInit(scicomp1)
    scinit2 = ESMF_SciCompGetInit(scicomp2)

    ! TODO: this line must remain split in two for SunOS f90 8.3 127000-03
    if (scinit1 .eq. ESMF_INIT_CREATED .and. &
      scinit2 .eq. ESMF_INIT_CREATED) then
      ESMF_SciCompEQ = associated(scicomp1%compp,scicomp2%compp)
    else
      ESMF_SciCompEQ = ESMF_FALSE
    endif

  end function ESMF_SciCompEQ