*/
virtual void setShapeString(const std::string& shape);
+ /**
+ * Writes shape to a file
+ * @param fileName the path to the file
+ */
+ virtual void writeShapeFile(const std::string& fileName) throw (XAO_Exception);
+
+ /**
+ * Reads shape from a file
+ * @param fileName the path to the file
+ */
+ virtual void readShapeFile(const std::string& fileName) throw (XAO_Exception);
+
#ifdef SWIG
%pythoncode %{
def setShape(self, shape):