diff --git a/ndn-cpp/name.hpp b/ndn-cpp/name.hpp
index 256bd59..647d2a3 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/name.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/name.hpp
@@ -353,6 +353,14 @@
   }
   
   /**
+   * Check if this name has the same component count and components as the given name.
+   * @param name The Name to check.
+   * @return true if the names are equal, otherwise false.
+   */
+  bool
+  equals(const Name& name) const;
+  
+  /**
    * Check if the N components of this name are the same as the first N components of the given name.
    * @param name The Name to check.
    * @return true if this matches the given name, otherwise false.  This always returns true if this name is empty.