ESMF_StaggerLocAssignment Subroutine

      subroutine ESMF_StaggerLocAssignment(slval, string)

! !ARGUMENTS:
      type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(out) :: slval 
      character(len=*), intent(in) :: string

! !DESCRIPTION:
!     This routine assigns an ESMF\_StaggerLoc from a string value
!
!     The arguments are:
!     \begin{description}
!     \item[string]
!       String value to assign to the ESMF\_StaggerLoc
!     \end{description}
!
!EOPI


      if (string == "ESMF_STAGGERLOC_INVALID") then
        slval = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_INVALID
      else if (string == "ESMF_STAGGERLOC_UNINIT") then
        slval = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_UNINIT
      else if (string == "ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER") then
        slval = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER
      else if (string == "ESMF_STAGGERLOC_EDGE1") then
        slval = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_EDGE1
      else if (string == "ESMF_STAGGERLOC_EDGE2") then
        slval = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_EDGE2
      else if (string == "ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER") then
         slval = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER
      endif

      end subroutine ESMF_StaggerLocAssignment