2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Source/WarpXWrappers.cpp b/Source/WarpXWrappers.cpp
index 1d0698ffc..233eacfc4 100644
--- a/Source/WarpXWrappers.cpp
+++ b/Source/WarpXWrappers.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ namespace
 
 extern "C"
 {
+
+    int warpx_SpaceDim() 
+    {
+        return BL_SPACEDIM;
+    }
+
     void amrex_init (int argc, char* argv[])
     {
 	amrex::Initialize(argc,argv);
diff --git a/Source/WarpXWrappers.h b/Source/WarpXWrappers.h
index 28ee28a0c..e8ffc998e 100644
--- a/Source/WarpXWrappers.h
+++ b/Source/WarpXWrappers.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+  int warpx_SpaceDim();
+
   void amrex_init (int argc, char* argv[]);
 
 #ifdef BL_USE_MPI