diff --git a/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/BinaryXMLContentObject.c b/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/BinaryXMLContentObject.c
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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * Derived from ContentObject.js by Meki Cheraoui.
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "BinaryXMLEncoder.h"
+#include "BinaryXMLDecoder.h"
+#include "BinaryXMLName.h"
+#include "BinaryXMLPublisherPublicKeyDigest.h"
+#include "BinaryXMLContentObject.h"
+
+ndn_Error ndn_encodeBinaryXMLContentObject(struct ndn_ContentObject *contentObject, struct ndn_BinaryXMLEncoder *encoder)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+ndn_Error ndn_decodeBinaryXMLContentObject(struct ndn_ContentObject *contentObject, struct ndn_BinaryXMLDecoder *decoder)
+{
+  return 0;
+}