def Cylinder(name,radius=1.,length=1.,res=16, pos = [0.,0.,0.]):
    """
    Create a hostobject of type cylinder.
    
    @type  name: string
    @param name: name of the cylinder
    @type  radius: float
    @param radius: the radius of the cylinder
    @type  length: float
    @param length: the length of the cylinder
    @type  res: float
    @param res: the resolution/quality of the cylinder
    @type  pos: array
    @param pos: the position of the cylinder
    
    @rtype:   hostObject
    @return:  the created cylinder
    """    

    baseCyl = None #use the hostAPI
#    baseCyl radius = radius
#    baseCyl length = length
#    baseCyl resolution = res
    return baseCyl