diff --git a/ndn-cpp/name.cpp b/ndn-cpp/name.cpp
index 86cb843..11d284c 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/name.cpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/name.cpp
@@ -301,4 +301,12 @@
   }  
 }
 
+string
+Name::toEscapedString(const vector<unsigned char>& value)
+{
+  ostringstream result;
+  toEscapedString(value, result);
+  return result.str();
+}
+
 }