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+WireFormat Class
+================
+
+:[C++]:
+    Namespace: `ndn`
+
+WireFormat Constructor
+----------------------
+
+Create a base class WireFormat where the methods throw an "unimplemented" error. You should use a derived class like BinaryXmlWireFormat.
+
+:Realizations:
+
+    - BinaryXmlWireFormat
+
+:[C++]:
+
+    .. code-block:: c++
+
+        WireFormat();
+
+:[JavaScript]:
+
+    .. code-block:: javascript
+
+        var WireFormat = function WireFormat()
+
+WireFormat.setDefaultWireFormat Method
+--------------------------------------
+
+Set the static default WireFormat used by default encoding and decoding methods.
+
+:[C++]:
+
+    .. code-block:: c++
+
+        static void setDefaultWireFormat(
+        
+            WireFormat* wireFormat
+        
+        )
+
+:[JavaScript]:
+
+    .. code-block:: javascript
+
+        WireFormat.setDefaultWireFormat = function(
+
+            wireFormat // WireFormat
+
+        )
+
+:Parameters:
+
+    - `wireFormat`
+        An object of a subclass of WireFormat.
+
+WireFormat.getDefaultWireFormat Method
+--------------------------------------
+
+Return the default WireFormat used by default encoding and decoding methods. The initial value is a BinaryXmlWireFormat object. If can be changed with setDefaultWireFormat.
+
+:[C++]:
+
+    .. code-block:: c++
+
+        static WireFormat* getDefaultWireFormat();
+
+:[JavaScript]:
+
+    .. code-block:: javascript
+
+        WireFormat.getDefaultWireFormat = function()
+
+:Returns:
+
+    The default (subclass of) WireFormat object.