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!> This module contains all the methods for the datatype tEcElementSet.

    
module m_ec_valueprovider
   use m_ec_typedefs
   use m_ec_message

   implicit none
   
   private
   
   public :: ecValueProviderCreate          ! constructor
   public :: ecValueProviderFree            ! destructor
   
    contains
    
    function ecValueProviderCreate(valueProviderId) result(valueProviderPtr)
       type(tEcValueProviderPtr), pointer       :: valueProviderPtr !< the new Stringbuffer, intent(out)
       integer, intent(in)                      :: valueProviderId  !< unique Stringbuffer id  (obsolete, but maintained for symmetry)
       allocate(valueProviderPtr)
       valueProviderPtr%Ptr%nparm = 0
    end function ecValueProviderCreate
    
    function ecValueProviderFree(valueProvider) result(success)
       implicit none
       logical                                  :: success
       type (tEcValueProvider), intent(inout)   :: valueProvider
       ! .. cleaning up value provider 
       success = .true.
    end function ecValueProviderFree
    
end module m_ec_valueprovider