--- PamCut/PamCutBase/PamCutBase.h	2009/06/05 13:13:51	1.3
+++ PamCut/PamCutBase/PamCutBase.h	2009/06/17 12:58:00	1.4
@@ -224,6 +224,16 @@
    * */
   PamCut *GetCut(unsigned int iCut);
 
+  /*! @brief Searches for a cut by name.
+   *
+   *  The return value of this method is a pointer to a PamCut object; hence, to use the specific method of
+   *  derived cuts it must be cast to the proper cut class.
+   *
+   * @param cutName The name of the cut to search for.
+   *  @return pointer to the iCut-th cut; NULL if the specified cut cannot be found or if no cuts are present.
+   * */
+  PamCut *GetCut(const char *cutName);
+
   /*! @brief The number of cuts contained in the collection.
    *
    * @return The number of cuts