class QgsOverlayObject
{
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#include "qgsoverlayobject.h"
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  public:
    QgsOverlayObject( int width = 0, int height = 0, double rotation = 0, QgsGeometry* geometry = 0 );
    virtual ~QgsOverlayObject();

    //copy constructor and assignment operator necessary because of mGeometry
    QgsOverlayObject( const QgsOverlayObject& other );

    //getters
    int width() const;
    int height() const;
    double rotation() const;
    QgsGeometry* geometry();
    //const QgsGeometry* geometry() const;
    QgsPoint position() const;
    QList<QgsPoint> positions() const;

    //setters
    void setHeight( int height );
    void setWidth( int width );
    void setRotation( double rotation );
    /**Set geometry. This class takes ownership of the object*/
    void setGeometry( QgsGeometry* g /Transfer/ );
    /**Adds a position in map coordinates*/
    void addPosition( const QgsPoint& position );
};