bug #1531: expose NumDimensions for solve and sparse expressions.
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/SolverBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/SolverBase.h
index 8a4adc2..702a548 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/SolverBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/SolverBase.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
       MaxSizeAtCompileTime = (internal::size_at_compile_time<internal::traits<Derived>::MaxRowsAtCompileTime,
                                                              internal::traits<Derived>::MaxColsAtCompileTime>::ret),
       IsVectorAtCompileTime = internal::traits<Derived>::MaxRowsAtCompileTime == 1
-                           || internal::traits<Derived>::MaxColsAtCompileTime == 1
+                           || internal::traits<Derived>::MaxColsAtCompileTime == 1,
+      NumDimensions = int(MaxSizeAtCompileTime) == 1 ? 0 : bool(IsVectorAtCompileTime) ? 1 : 2
     };
 
     /** Default constructor */
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
index dac2d8c..229449f 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
           * we are dealing with a column-vector (if there is only one column) or with
           * a row-vector (if there is only one row). */
 
+      NumDimensions = int(MaxSizeAtCompileTime) == 1 ? 0 : bool(IsVectorAtCompileTime) ? 1 : 2,
+        /**< This value is equal to Tensor::NumDimensions, i.e. 0 for scalars, 1 for vectors,
+         * and 2 for matrices.
+         */
+
       Flags = internal::traits<Derived>::Flags,
         /**< This stores expression \ref flags flags which may or may not be inherited by new expressions
           * constructed from this one. See the \ref flags "list of flags".