diff --git a/src/util/regex/regex-pattern-list-matcher.hpp b/src/util/regex/regex-pattern-list-matcher.hpp
index 7240905..84b5c46 100644
--- a/src/util/regex/regex-pattern-list-matcher.hpp
+++ b/src/util/regex/regex-pattern-list-matcher.hpp
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@
  * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
  */
 
-#ifndef NDN_REGEX_PATTERN_LIST_MATCHER_HPP
-#define NDN_REGEX_PATTERN_LIST_MATCHER_HPP
+#ifndef NDN_UTIL_REGEX_REGEX_PATTERN_LIST_MATCHER_HPP
+#define NDN_UTIL_REGEX_REGEX_PATTERN_LIST_MATCHER_HPP
 
-#include <string>
+#include "../../common.hpp"
 
 #include "regex-matcher.hpp"
 
-namespace ndn
-{
+namespace ndn {
+
+class RegexBackrefManager;
 
 class RegexPatternListMatcher : public RegexMatcher
 {
 public:
-  RegexPatternListMatcher(const std::string expr, ptr_lib::shared_ptr<RegexBackrefManager> backRefManager);
+  RegexPatternListMatcher(const std::string& expr, shared_ptr<RegexBackrefManager> backRefManager);
     
   virtual ~RegexPatternListMatcher(){};
 
@@ -39,6 +40,138 @@
 private:
 
 };
-}//ndn
 
-#endif
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#include "regex-repeat-matcher.hpp"
+#include "regex-backref-matcher.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+inline RegexPatternListMatcher::RegexPatternListMatcher(const std::string& expr, shared_ptr<RegexBackrefManager> backrefManager)
+  :RegexMatcher(expr, EXPR_PATTERNLIST, backrefManager)
+{
+  compile();
+}
+  
+inline void 
+RegexPatternListMatcher::compile()
+{
+  const int len = m_expr.size();
+  int index = 0;
+  int subHead = index;
+    
+  while(index < len){
+    subHead = index;
+
+    if(!extractPattern(subHead, &index))
+      throw RegexMatcher::Error("RegexPatternListMatcher compile: cannot compile");
+  }
+}
+
+inline bool 
+RegexPatternListMatcher::extractPattern(int index, int* next)
+{
+  // std::string errMsg = "Error: RegexPatternListMatcher.ExtractSubPattern(): ";
+    
+  const int start = index;
+  int end = index;
+  int indicator = index;
+
+  switch(m_expr[index]){
+  case '(':
+    index++;
+    index = extractSubPattern('(', ')', index);
+    indicator = index;
+    end = extractRepetition(index);
+    if(indicator == end){
+      shared_ptr<RegexMatcher> matcher = make_shared<RegexBackrefMatcher>(m_expr.substr(start, end - start), m_backrefManager);
+      m_backrefManager->pushRef(matcher);
+      boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<RegexBackrefMatcher>(matcher)->lateCompile();
+
+      m_matcherList.push_back(matcher);
+    }
+    else
+      m_matcherList.push_back(make_shared<RegexRepeatMatcher>(m_expr.substr(start, end - start), m_backrefManager, indicator - start));
+    break;
+      
+  case '<':
+    index++;
+    index = extractSubPattern ('<', '>', index);
+    indicator = index;
+    end = extractRepetition(index);
+    m_matcherList.push_back(make_shared<RegexRepeatMatcher>(m_expr.substr(start, end - start), m_backrefManager, indicator - start));
+    break;
+
+  case '[':
+    index++;
+    index = extractSubPattern ('[', ']', index);
+    indicator = index;
+    end = extractRepetition(index);
+    m_matcherList.push_back(make_shared<RegexRepeatMatcher>(m_expr.substr(start, end - start), m_backrefManager, indicator - start));
+    break;
+
+  default:
+    throw RegexMatcher::Error("Error: unexpected syntax");
+  }
+
+  *next = end;
+
+  return true;
+}
+  
+inline int 
+RegexPatternListMatcher::extractSubPattern(const char left, const char right, int index)
+{
+  int lcount = 1;
+  int rcount = 0;
+
+  while(lcount > rcount){
+
+    if(index >= m_expr.size())
+      throw RegexMatcher::Error("Error: parenthesis mismatch");
+
+    if(left == m_expr[index])
+      lcount++;
+
+    if(right == m_expr[index])
+      rcount++;
+
+    index++;
+  }
+  return index;
+}
+
+inline int 
+RegexPatternListMatcher::extractRepetition(int index)
+{
+  int exprSize = m_expr.size();
+
+  if(index == exprSize)
+    return index;
+    
+  if(('+' == m_expr[index] || '?' == m_expr[index] || '*' == m_expr[index])){
+    return ++index;
+  }
+    
+  if('{' == m_expr[index]){
+    while('}' != m_expr[index]){
+      index++;
+      if(index == exprSize)
+        break;
+    }
+    if(index == exprSize)
+      throw RegexMatcher::Error(std::string("Error: RegexPatternListMatcher.ExtractRepetition(): ")
+                                + "Missing right brace bracket");
+    else
+      return ++index;
+  }
+  else {
+    return index;
+  }
+}
+
+
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_UTIL_REGEX_REGEX_PATTERN_LIST_MATCHER_HPP