diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLWireFormat.cpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLWireFormat.cpp
index 705af1e..e771522 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLWireFormat.cpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLWireFormat.cpp
@@ -4,4 +4,28 @@
  * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information.
  */
 
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include "BinaryXMLName.h"
+#include "../Name.hpp"
 #include "BinaryXMLWireFormat.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+BinaryXMLWireFormat BinaryXMLWireFormat::instance_;
+
+void BinaryXMLWireFormat::decodeName(Name &name, const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength)
+{
+  struct ndn_NameComponent components[100];
+  struct ndn_Name nameStruct;
+  ndn_Name_init(&nameStruct, components, sizeof(components) / sizeof(components[0]));
+    
+  char *error;
+  if (error = ndn_decodeBinaryXMLName(&nameStruct, (unsigned char *)input, inputLength))
+    throw std::runtime_error(error);
+  
+  name.clear();
+  for (int i = 0; i < nameStruct.nComponents; ++i)
+    name.addComponent(nameStruct.components[i].value, nameStruct.components[i].valueLength);
+}
+
+}