diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLName.h b/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLName.h
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+/* 
+ * Author: Jeff Thompson
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_BINARYXMLNAME_H
+#define	NDN_BINARYXMLNAME_H
+
+#include "../Name.h"
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+char *ndn_decodeBinaryXMLName(struct ndn_Name *name, unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength);
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+