ensure that correct template parameters have been used

diff --git a/include/deal.II/dofs/dof_handler.h b/include/deal.II/dofs/dof_handler.h
index bb89fba363524f571ea29e76561c7aa12a0102fd..02a6d85f2dab69201f6928cc48fbc47039a4dc7d 100644 (file)
--- a/include/deal.II/dofs/dof_handler.h
+++ b/include/deal.II/dofs/dof_handler.h
@@ -1093,6 +1093,13 @@ private:
 
   friend struct dealii::internal::DoFHandler::Implementation;
   friend struct dealii::internal::DoFHandler::Policy::Implementation;
+
+  // explicitly check for sensible template arguments
+#ifdef DEAL_II_WITH_CXX11
+  static_assert (dim<=spacedim,
+                 "The dimension <dim> of a DoFHandler must be less than or "
+                 "equal to the space dimension <spacedim> in which it lives.");
+#endif
 };