In this pager a pure algebraic method implemented in a computer algebraic system, named multiple Riccati equations rational expansion method, is presented to construct a novel class of complexiton solutions to integrable equations and nonintegrable equations. By solving the (2+1)-dimensional dispersive long wave equation, it obtains many new types of complexiton solutions such as various combination of trigonometric periodic and hyperbolic function solutions,various combination of trigonometric periodic and rational function solutions, various combination of hyperbolic and rational function solutions, etc.