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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "name-components-visitor.h"
+
+#include "string-visitor.h"
+#include "../syntax-tree/dtag.h"
+
+#include "ns3/ndn-name-components.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+namespace CcnbParser {
+
+void
+NameComponentsVisitor::visit (Dtag &n, boost::any param/*should be NameComponents* */)
+{
+  // uint32_t n.m_dtag;
+  // std::list<Ptr<Block> > n.m_nestedBlocks;
+  static StringVisitor stringVisitor; 
+ 
+  NameComponents &components = *(boost::any_cast<NameComponents*> (param));
+
+  switch (n.m_dtag)
+    {
+    case CCN_DTAG_Component:
+      if (n.m_nestedTags.size()!=1) // should be exactly one UDATA inside this tag
+        throw CcnbDecodingException ();
+      components.Add (
+                      boost::any_cast<std::string> ((*n.m_nestedTags.begin())->accept(
+                                                                                        stringVisitor
+                                                                                        )));
+      break;
+    default:
+      // ignore any other components
+      // when parsing Exclude, there could be <Any /> and <Bloom /> tags
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+}
+}
+}