diff --git a/ndn-cpp/Interest.hpp b/ndn-cpp/Interest.hpp
index 64746bf..24ef36e 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/Interest.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/Interest.hpp
@@ -124,11 +124,22 @@
   }
 
   Interest(const Name &name) 
+  : name_(name)
   {
     name_ = name;
   	construct();
   }
   
+  Interest(const Name &name, int minSuffixComponents, int maxSuffixComponents, 
+    const PublisherPublicKeyDigest &publisherPublicKeyDigest, const Exclude &exclude, int childSelector, int answerOriginKind, 
+    int scope, double interestLifetimeMilliseconds, const std::vector<unsigned char> &nonce) 
+  : name_(name), minSuffixComponents_(minSuffixComponents), maxSuffixComponents_(maxSuffixComponents),
+  publisherPublicKeyDigest_(publisherPublicKeyDigest), exclude_(exclude), childSelector_(childSelector), 
+  answerOriginKind_(answerOriginKind), scope_(scope), interestLifetimeMilliseconds_(interestLifetimeMilliseconds),
+  nonce_(nonce)
+  {
+  }
+  
   ptr_lib::shared_ptr<std::vector<unsigned char> > encode(WireFormat &wireFormat) const 
   {
     return wireFormat.encodeInterest(*this);