From ae2815e75b432cc7006272e91d0d561e4f2b7ce2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andy <a.heather@opencfd.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:28:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ENH: Added INew construct from dictionary

---
 src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/IOstreams/INew.H | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/IOstreams/INew.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/IOstreams/INew.H
index cd69fe3919..23c18150fb 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/IOstreams/INew.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/IOstreams/INew.H
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Class
     Foam::INew
 
 Description
-    A helper class when constructing from an Istream
+    A helper class when constructing from an Istream or dictionary
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -52,18 +52,33 @@ class INew
 
 public:
 
+    //- Construct null
     INew()
     {}
 
+    //- Construct from Istream
     autoPtr<T> operator()(Istream& is) const
     {
         return T::New(is);
     }
 
+    //- Construct from word and Istream
     autoPtr<T> operator()(const word&, Istream& is) const
     {
         return T::New(is);
     }
+
+    //- Construct from dictionary
+    autoPtr<T> operator()(const dictionary& dict) const
+    {
+        return T::New(dict);
+    }
+
+    //- Construct from word and dictionary
+    autoPtr<T> operator()(const word&, const dictionary& dict) const
+    {
+        return T::New(dict);
+    }
 };