diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/wallDist/patchDistMethods/patchDistMethod/patchDistMethodTemplates.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/wallDist/patchDistMethods/patchDistMethod/patchDistMethodTemplates.C
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
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+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
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+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "patchDistMethod.H"
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class Type>
+Foam::wordList Foam::patchDistMethod::patchTypes
+(
+    const fvMesh& mesh,
+    const labelHashSet& patchIDs
+)
+{
+    wordList yTypes
+    (
+        mesh.boundary().size(),
+        zeroGradientFvPatchField<Type>::typeName
+    );
+
+    forAllConstIter(labelHashSet, patchIDs, iter)
+    {
+        yTypes[iter.key()] = fixedValueFvPatchField<Type>::typeName;
+    }
+
+    return yTypes;
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //