From: Karl Ljungkvist <k.ljungkvist@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:34:36 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: ensure that correct template parameters have been used
X-Git-Tag: v8.5.0-rc1~375^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fpull%2F3621%2Fhead;p=dealii.git

ensure that correct template parameters have been used
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diff --git a/include/deal.II/dofs/dof_handler.h b/include/deal.II/dofs/dof_handler.h
index bb89fba363..02a6d85f2d 100644
--- 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
 };