diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLStructureDecoder.c b/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLStructureDecoder.c
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+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLStructureDecoder.c
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+/* 
+ * Author: Jeff Thompson
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information.
+ */
+
+#include "BinaryXMLStructureDecoder.h"
+
+void ndn_BinaryXMLStructureDecoder_init(struct ndn_BinaryXMLStructureDecoder *self) {
+  self->gotElementEnd = 0;
+  self->offset = 0;
+  self->level = 0;
+  self->state = ndn_BinaryXMLStructureDecoder_READ_HEADER_OR_CLOSE;
+  self->headerLength = 0;
+  self->useHeaderBuffer = 0;
+  self->nBytesToRead = 0;
+}