diff -r 9286569c3749 -r 100c8d5ee36b src/lemon/xy.h
--- a/src/lemon/xy.h	Fri Jan 28 08:53:48 2005 +0000
+++ b/src/lemon/xy.h	Fri Jan 28 09:04:34 2005 +0000
@@ -243,6 +243,16 @@
 	return top_right.x;
       };
 
+      ///Gives back the height of the box (if the bounding box is empty, then the return value is not defined) 
+      T height() const {
+	return top_right.y-bottom_left.y;
+      };
+
+      ///Gives back the width of the box (if the bounding box is empty, then the return value is not defined) 
+      T width() const {
+	return top_right.x-bottom_left.x;
+      };
+
       ///Checks whether a point is inside a bounding box
       bool inside(const xy<T>& u){
 	if (_empty)