diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjectList/IOobjectList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjectList/IOobjectList.C
index 007b56dc0b..f58bab4214 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjectList/IOobjectList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjectList/IOobjectList.C
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ License
 #include "Time.H"
 #include "OSspecific.H"
 #include "IOList.H"
+#include "stringListOps.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -228,7 +229,10 @@ Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::sortedNames() const
 }
 
 
-Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::names(const word& ClassName) const
+Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::names
+(
+    const word& ClassName
+) const
 {
     wordList objectNames(size());
 
@@ -247,7 +251,34 @@ Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::names(const word& ClassName) const
 }
 
 
-Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::sortedNames(const word& ClassName) const
+Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::names
+(
+    const word& ClassName,
+    const wordRe& matcher
+) const
+{
+    wordList objNames = names(ClassName);
+
+    return wordList(objNames, findStrings(matcher, objNames));
+}
+
+
+Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::names
+(
+    const word& ClassName,
+    const wordReList& matcher
+) const
+{
+    wordList objNames = names(ClassName);
+
+    return wordList(objNames, findStrings(matcher, objNames));
+}
+
+
+Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::sortedNames
+(
+    const word& ClassName
+) const
 {
     wordList sortedLst = names(ClassName);
     sort(sortedLst);
@@ -256,4 +287,30 @@ Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::sortedNames(const word& ClassName) const
 }
 
 
+Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::sortedNames
+(
+    const word& ClassName,
+    const wordRe& matcher
+) const
+{
+    wordList sortedLst = names(ClassName, matcher);
+    sort(sortedLst);
+
+    return sortedLst;
+}
+
+
+Foam::wordList Foam::IOobjectList::sortedNames
+(
+    const word& ClassName,
+    const wordReList& matcher
+) const
+{
+    wordList sortedLst = names(ClassName, matcher);
+    sort(sortedLst);
+
+    return sortedLst;
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjectList/IOobjectList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjectList/IOobjectList.H
index 5a0177d197..926135222f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjectList/IOobjectList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjectList/IOobjectList.H
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class IOobjectList
     // Private Member Functions
 
         //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
-        void operator=(const IOobjectList&);
+        void operator=(const IOobjectList&) = delete;
 
 
 public:
@@ -104,17 +104,35 @@ public:
         //- Return the list for all IOobjects of a given class
         IOobjectList lookupClass(const word& className) const;
 
-        //- Return the list of names of the IOobjects
+
+        //- A list of names of the IOobjects
         wordList names() const;
 
-        //- Return the sorted list of names of the IOobjects
-        wordList sortedNames() const;
-
-        //- Return the list of names of the IOobjects of given class
+        //- A list of names of IOobjects of the given class
         wordList names(const word& className) const;
 
-        //- Return the sorted list of names of the IOobjects of given class
+        //- A list of names of IOobjects of the given class,
+        //  and that also satisfy the input matcher
+        wordList names(const word& className, const wordRe&) const;
+
+        //- A list of names of IOobjects of the given class,
+        //  and that also satisfy the input matchers
+        wordList names(const word& className, const wordReList&) const;
+
+
+        //- A sorted list of names of the IOobjects
+        wordList sortedNames() const;
+
+        //- A sorted list of names of IOobjects of given class
         wordList sortedNames(const word& className) const;
+
+        //- A sorted list of names of IOobjects of the given class,
+        //  and that also satisfy the input matcher
+        wordList sortedNames(const word& className, const wordRe&) const;
+
+        //- A sorted list of names of IOobjects of the given class,
+        //  and that also satisfy the input matchers
+        wordList sortedNames(const word& className, const wordReList&) const;
 };