diff --git a/src/ccnx-pco.cpp b/src/ccnx-pco.cpp
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+++ b/src/ccnx-pco.cpp
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+#include "ccnx-pco.h"
+
+namespace Ccnx {
+
+ParsedContentObject::ParsedContentObject(const unsigned char *data, size_t len)
+            : m_comps(NULL)
+{
+  m_comps = ccn_indexbuf_create();
+  int res = ccn_parse_ContentObject(data, len, &m_pco, m_comps);
+  if (res < 0)
+  {
+    boost::throw_exception(MisformedContentObjectException());
+  }
+  readRaw(m_bytes, data, len);
+}
+
+ParsedContentObject::ParsedContentObject(const Bytes &bytes)
+{
+  ParsedContentObject((const unsigned char *)bytes[0], bytes.size());
+}
+
+ParsedContentObject::ParsedContentObject(const ParsedContentObject &other)
+{
+  ParsedContentObject(other.m_bytes); 
+}
+
+ParsedContentObject::~ParsedContentObject()
+{
+  ccn_indexbuf_destroy(&m_comps);
+  m_comps = NULL;
+}
+
+Bytes
+ParsedContentObject::content()
+{
+  const unsigned char *content;
+  size_t len;
+  Bytes bytes;
+  int res = ccn_content_get_value((const unsigned char *)m_bytes[0], m_pco.offset[CCN_PCO_E], &m_pco, &content, &len);
+  if (res < 0)
+  {
+    boost::throw_exception(MisformedContentObjectException());
+  }
+
+  readRaw(bytes, content, len);
+  return bytes;
+}
+
+string
+ParsedContentObject::name()
+{
+  return CcnxWrapper::extractName((const unsigned char *)m_bytes[0], m_comps);
+}
+
+}