From e3e52ee2df0a7cf3bcd483da0803bf73054359f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mattijs <mattijs>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:44:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ENH: blockMeshTopology: added error checking on boundary
 syntax

---
 src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C
index 9a96248368..4aeed7b3b3 100644
--- a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C
+++ b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockMesh/blockMeshTopology.C
@@ -208,6 +208,13 @@ bool Foam::blockMesh::readBoundary
     {
         const entry& patchInfo = patchesInfo[patchI];
 
+        if (!patchInfo.isDict())
+        {
+            FatalIOErrorIn("blockMesh::readBoundary(..)", meshDescription)
+                << "Entry " << patchInfo << " in boundary section is not a"
+                << " valid dictionary." << exit(FatalIOError);
+        }
+
         // Construct dictionary and add name
         patchDicts.set(patchI, new dictionary(patchInfo.dict()));
         patchDicts[patchI].set("name", patchInfo.keyword());