diff --git a/Packages/Sweep_line_2/examples/Sweep_line_2/example4.C b/Packages/Sweep_line_2/examples/Sweep_line_2/example4.C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d35be4f501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/Sweep_line_2/examples/Sweep_line_2/example4.C
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// examples/Sweep_line/example4.C
+// ------------------------------
+#include <CGAL/Cartesian.h>
+#include <CGAL/Quotient.h> 
+
+#include <CGAL/Pm_default_dcel.h>
+#include <CGAL/Planar_map_2.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/sweep_to_produce_subcurves_2.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/Arr_polyline_traits.h>
+//#include <CGAL/IO/Arr_polyline_traits_iostream.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+typedef CGAL::Quotient<int>                  NT;
+typedef CGAL::Cartesian<NT>                  R;
+typedef CGAL::Arr_polyline_traits<R>         Traits;
+
+typedef Traits::Point                                 Point;
+typedef Traits::X_curve                               X_curve;
+typedef Traits::Curve                                 Curve;
+
+using namespace CGAL;
+
+
+CGAL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+std::ostream&  operator<<(std::ostream& os,  
+			  const Curve& cv)
+{
+  typedef Curve::const_iterator       Points_iterator;
+  
+  os<<cv.size()<<std::endl;
+  for (Points_iterator points_iter = cv.begin(); 
+       points_iter != cv.end(); points_iter++)
+    os<<" "<<*points_iter;
+
+  return os;
+}
+
+
+std::istream&  operator>>(std::istream& in,  
+			  Curve& cv)
+{
+  std::size_t  size;
+
+  in >> size;
+
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < size; i++){
+    Point  p;
+    
+    in >> p;
+    
+    cv.push_back(p);  
+  }
+  
+  return in;
+}
+
+CGAL_END_NAMESPACE
+
+
+template <class Container>
+void read_polylines(Container& curves)
+{
+  int      num_polylines = 0;
+
+  std::cin >> num_polylines;
+  std::cout<<"number of polylines is : " << num_polylines<<std::endl;
+
+  while (num_polylines--) {
+    Curve      polyline;
+    
+    std::cin>>polyline;
+    
+    curves.push_back(polyline);
+
+    polyline.clear();
+  }
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  std::list<Curve>      polylines;
+    
+  read_polylines(polylines);
+  
+  Traits traits;
+  std::list<Curve> subcurves;
+  CGAL::sweep_to_produce_subcurves_2(polylines.begin(),polylines.end(), 
+                                     traits, std::back_inserter(subcurves));
+  
+  for (std::list<Curve>::iterator scv_iter = subcurves.begin(); 
+       scv_iter != subcurves.end(); scv_iter++)    
+    std::cout<<*scv_iter<<std::endl;
+}
+
+
+
+