diff --git a/prism/src/common/Dottable.java b/prism/src/common/Dottable.java
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+package common;
+
+import prism.PrismException;
+import prism.PrismFileLog;
+import prism.PrismLog;
+
+public interface Dottable {
+	public default void exportToDotFile(String filename) throws PrismException {
+		try (PrismFileLog log = PrismFileLog.create(filename)) {
+			exportToDotFile(log);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public default void exportToDotFile(PrismLog out) {
+		out.print(toDot());
+	}
+	
+	public static String quoteForDot(String original) {
+		String result = original;
+		result = result.replaceAll("&", "&");
+		result = result.replaceAll("<", "&lt;");
+		result = result.replaceAll(">", "&gt;");
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	public String toDot();
+}