	INTEGER FUNCTION GCF_RTN_TYPE( gcfcn, arg1_cx )

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* return the data type of the result of this function call

* V533: *sh* 6/01
* V620: *acm* 3/09 hook up the call to EFCN_GET_RTN_TYPE to get back
*             the type of string functions (see bug 1621)
*       *acm* 3/12 6D Ferret (common uses nferdims in tmap_dims.parm)

	include	'tmap_dims.parm'
	include 'ferret.parm'
	include 'grid_chg_fcns.parm'   ! for place-holder behavior
        include 'EF_Util.parm'
	include 'xcontext.cmn'
	include 'xgrid_chg_fcns.cmn'

* Upon entry to this routine the context stack should be organized as
*         default context (var=uvar, region=(1:1,1:1,1:1,1:1) for base var)
* big_cx: the merged grid context
*         argument N context
*         argument N-1 context
*         ...
*   -->   argument 1 context

* calling argument declarations
	INTEGER		gcfcn, arg1_cx

* internal variable declarations
!	INTEGER	GCF_ARG_EVAL_ORDER
	INTEGER	EFCN_GET_NUM_REQD_ARGS, EFCN_GET_RTN_TYPE,
     .          iarg, cx, i, itype
        INTEGER EF_cx_list(EF_MAX_ARGS), narg

	IF ( gcfcn .LE. gfcn_num_internal ) THEN

* internal grid-changing function
	   GCF_RTN_TYPE = gfcn_rtn_type(gcfcn)

* ... inherit the return type from the indicated argument
	   IF (GCF_RTN_TYPE .LT. 0) THEN
	     iarg = ABS(GCF_RTN_TYPE)
!	     cx = arg1_cx-(GCF_ARG_EVAL_ORDER(gcfcn,iarg)-1)
	     cx = arg1_cx-(iarg-1)
	     IF (cx_type(cx) .EQ. ptype_string) THEN
	       GCF_RTN_TYPE = pfcn_rtn_string
	     ELSE
	       GCF_RTN_TYPE = pfcn_rtn_float
	     ENDIF
	   ENDIF

	ELSE

* external function
*   ... create a context list array
           narg = EFCN_GET_NUM_REQD_ARGS(gcfcn)
           DO 300 i = 1, narg
              EF_cx_list(i) = cx_stack_ptr - i + 1
 300       CONTINUE

	   itype = EFCN_GET_RTN_TYPE (gcfcn)
	   GCF_RTN_TYPE = itype

	ENDIF

	RETURN

	END
