diff --git a/model/name-components.h b/model/name-components.h
index d9b3f0a..0ea4821 100644
--- a/model/name-components.h
+++ b/model/name-components.h
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@
   Components (const std::string &s);
   ~Components ();
   
-  Components& operator () (const std::string &s);
+  inline void
+  Add (const std::string &s);
+       
+  Components&
+  operator () (const std::string &s);
 
   const std::list<std::string> &
   GetComponents () const;
@@ -70,6 +74,12 @@
   return m_prefix.size ();
 }
   
+void
+Components::Add (const std::string &s)
+{
+  (*this) (s);
+}
+  
   
 } // Namespace Name
 } // namespace ns3