diff --git a/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/binary-xml-name.c b/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/binary-xml-name.c
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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * Derived from Name.js by Meki Cheraoui.
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "binary-xml-encoder.h"
+#include "binary-xml-decoder.h"
+#include "binary-xml-name.h"
+
+ndn_Error ndn_encodeBinaryXmlName(struct ndn_Name *name, struct ndn_BinaryXmlEncoder *encoder)
+{
+  ndn_Error error;
+  if (error = ndn_BinaryXmlEncoder_writeElementStartDTag(encoder, ndn_BinaryXml_DTag_Name))
+    return error;
+  
+  unsigned int i;
+  for (i = 0; i < name->nComponents; ++i) {
+    if (error = ndn_BinaryXmlEncoder_writeBlobDTagElement
+        (encoder, ndn_BinaryXml_DTag_Component, name->components[i].value, name->components[i].valueLength))
+      return error;
+	}
+  
+	if (error = ndn_BinaryXmlEncoder_writeElementClose(encoder))
+    return error;
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+
+ndn_Error ndn_decodeBinaryXmlName(struct ndn_Name *name, struct ndn_BinaryXmlDecoder *decoder)
+{
+  ndn_Error error;
+  if (error = ndn_BinaryXmlDecoder_readElementStartDTag(decoder, ndn_BinaryXml_DTag_Name))
+    return error;
+    
+  name->nComponents = 0;
+  while (1) {
+    int gotExpectedTag;
+    if (error = ndn_BinaryXmlDecoder_peekDTag(decoder, ndn_BinaryXml_DTag_Component, &gotExpectedTag))
+      return error;
+    
+    if (!gotExpectedTag)
+      // No more components.
+      break;
+    
+    unsigned char *component;
+    unsigned int componentLen;
+    if (error = ndn_BinaryXmlDecoder_readBinaryDTagElement(decoder, ndn_BinaryXml_DTag_Component, 0, &component, &componentLen))
+      return error;
+    
+    // Add the component to the name.
+    if (name->nComponents >= name->maxComponents)
+      return NDN_ERROR_read_a_component_past_the_maximum_number_of_components_allowed_in_the_name;
+    ndn_NameComponent_init(name->components + name->nComponents, component, componentLen);
+    ++name->nComponents;
+  }
+  
+  if (error = ndn_BinaryXmlDecoder_readElementClose(decoder))
+    return error;
+  
+  return 0;
+}