ESMF_TimeDec Function

      function ESMF_TimeDec(time, timeinterval)
!
! !RETURN VALUE:
      type(ESMF_Time) :: ESMF_TimeDec
!
! !ARGUMENTS:
      type(ESMF_Time),         intent(in) :: time
      type(ESMF_TimeInterval), intent(in) :: timeinterval
!
! !DESCRIPTION:
!     This method overloads the (-) operator for the {\tt ESMF\_Time} class.
!     See "interface operator(-)" above for complete description.
!
!EOPI
      integer :: localrc

      ! check inputs
      ESMF_INIT_CHECK_SHALLOW(ESMF_TimeGetInit,time,localrc)
      ESMF_INIT_CHECK_SHALLOW(ESMF_TimeIntervalGetInit,timeinterval,localrc)

      ! invoke C to C++ entry point
      call c_ESMC_TimeDec(time, timeinterval, ESMF_TimeDec)

      ! mark output as successfully initialized
      call ESMF_TimeInit(ESMF_TimeDec)

      end function ESMF_TimeDec