define MatrixBlock::value_type

diff --git a/include/deal.II/lac/matrix_block.h b/include/deal.II/lac/matrix_block.h
index 0c76be50ed0bb2781d6dbbce48d760a907e61e14..0dd8bed917c62d14c63423f2a84f126193fe9dba 100644 (file)
--- a/include/deal.II/lac/matrix_block.h
+++ b/include/deal.II/lac/matrix_block.h
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ public:
    */
   typedef types::global_dof_index size_type;
 
+  /**
+   * Declare a type for matrix entries.
+   */
+  typedef typename MATRIX::value_type value_type;
+
   /**
    * Constructor rendering an uninitialized object.
    */