diff --git a/src/util/regex/regex-component-matcher.cpp b/src/util/regex/regex-component-matcher.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Yingdi Yu <yingdi@cs.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "regex-component-matcher.hpp"
+
+#include "../logging.hpp"
+
+INIT_LOGGER ("RegexComponentMatcher");
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace ndn
+{
+
+RegexComponentMatcher::RegexComponentMatcher (const string & expr, 
+                                              ptr_lib::shared_ptr<RegexBackrefManager> backRefManager, 
+                                              bool exact)
+  : RegexMatcher (expr, EXPR_COMPONENT, backRefManager),
+    m_exact(exact)
+{
+  // _LOG_TRACE ("Enter RegexComponentMatcher Constructor: ");
+  compile();
+  // _LOG_TRACE ("Exit RegexComponentMatcher Constructor: ");
+}
+
+void 
+RegexComponentMatcher::compile ()
+{
+  // _LOG_TRACE ("Enter RegexComponentMatcher::compile");
+
+  m_componentRegex = boost::regex (m_expr);
+
+  m_pseudoMatcher.clear();
+  m_pseudoMatcher.push_back(ptr_lib::make_shared<RegexPseudoMatcher>());
+
+  for (int i = 1; i < m_componentRegex.mark_count(); i++)
+    {
+      ptr_lib::shared_ptr<RegexPseudoMatcher> pMatcher = ptr_lib::make_shared<RegexPseudoMatcher>();
+      m_pseudoMatcher.push_back(pMatcher);
+      m_backrefManager->pushRef(ptr_lib::static_pointer_cast<RegexMatcher>(pMatcher));
+    }
+    
+
+  // _LOG_TRACE ("Exit RegexComponentMatcher::compile");
+}
+
+bool
+RegexComponentMatcher::match (const Name & name, const int & offset, const int & len)
+{
+  // _LOG_TRACE ("Enter RegexComponentMatcher::match ");
+
+  m_matchResult.clear();
+
+  if("" == m_expr)
+    {
+      m_matchResult.push_back(name.get(offset));
+      return true;
+    }
+
+  if(true == m_exact)
+    {
+      boost::smatch subResult;
+      string targetStr = name.get(offset).toEscapedString();
+      if(boost::regex_match(targetStr, subResult, m_componentRegex))
+        {
+          for (int i = 1; i < m_componentRegex.mark_count(); i++)
+            {
+              m_pseudoMatcher[i]->resetMatchResult();
+              m_pseudoMatcher[i]->setMatchResult(subResult[i]);
+            }
+          m_matchResult.push_back(name.get(offset));
+          return true;
+        }
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      throw RegexMatcher::Error("Non-exact component search is not supported yet!");
+    }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+} //ndn