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+/*
+ * @author: ucla-cs
+ * This class represents a Name
+ */
+ 
+
+var Name = function Name(_components){
+
+	if( typeof _components == 'string') {
+		
+		if(LOG>3)console.log('Content Name String '+_components);
+		this.components = Name.makeBlob(Name.createNameArray(_components));
+	}
+	else if(typeof _components === 'object' && _components instanceof Array ){
+		
+		if(LOG>4)console.log('Content Name Array '+_components);
+		this.components = Name.makeBlob(_components);
+
+	}
+	else if(_components==null){
+		this.components =[];
+	}
+	else{
+
+		if(LOG>1)console.log("NO CONTENT NAME GIVEN");
+
+	}
+};
+
+Name.prototype.getName=function(){
+	
+	var output = "";
+	
+	for(var i=0;i<this.components.length;i++){
+		output+= "/"+ DataUtils.toString(this.components[i]);
+	}
+	
+	return output;
+	
+};
+
+Name.makeBlob=function(name){
+	
+	var blobArrays = new Array(name.length);
+
+	for(var i=0;i<name.length;i++){
+		if(typeof name[i] == 'string')
+			blobArrays[i]= DataUtils.toNumbersFromString( name[i] );
+		else if(typeof name[i] == 'object')
+			blobArrays[i]= name[i] ;
+		else 
+			if(LOG>4)console.log('NAME COMPONENT INVALID');
+	}
+	
+	return blobArrays;
+};
+
+Name.createNameArray=function(name){
+
+
+	name = unescape(name);
+	
+	var array = name.split('/');
+
+	
+	if(name[0]=="/")
+		array=array.slice(1,array.length);
+		
+	if(name[name.length-1]=="/")
+		array=array.slice(0,array.length-1);
+	
+	return array;
+}
+
+
+Name.prototype.from_ccnb = function(/*XMLDecoder*/ decoder)  {
+		decoder.readStartElement(this.getElementLabel());
+
+		
+		this.components = new Array(); //new ArrayList<byte []>();
+
+		while (decoder.peekStartElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Component)) {
+			this.add(decoder.readBinaryElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Component));
+		}
+		
+		decoder.readEndElement();
+};
+
+Name.prototype.to_ccnb = function(/*XMLEncoder*/ encoder)  {
+		
+		if( this.components ==null ) 
+			throw new Error("CANNOT ENCODE EMPTY CONTENT NAME");
+
+		encoder.writeStartElement(this.getElementLabel());
+		var count = this.components.length;
+		for (var i=0; i < count; i++) {
+			encoder.writeElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Component, this.components[i]);
+		}
+		encoder.writeEndElement();
+};
+
+Name.prototype.getElementLabel = function(){
+	return CCNProtocolDTags.Name;
+};
+
+Name.prototype.add = function(param){
+	return this.components.push(param);
+};
+