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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Ilya Moiseenko <iliamo@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+
+#include "content-object-header.h"
+
+namespace ns3
+{
+namespace NDNabstraction
+{
+
+  ContentObjectHeader::ContentObjectHeader ()
+  {
+  }
+
+  void
+  ContentObjectHeader::SetName (const Ptr<Name::Components> &name)
+  {
+    m_name = name;
+  }
+
+  const Name::Components&
+  ContentObjectHeader::GetName () const
+  {
+    return *m_name;
+  }
+
+  uint32_t
+  ContentObjectHeader::GetSerializedSize (void) const
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
+    
+  void
+  ContentObjectHeader::Serialize (Buffer::Iterator start) const
+  {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  uint32_t
+  ContentObjectHeader::Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator start)
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  TypeId
+  ContentObjectHeader::GetTypeId (void)
+  {
+    static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::NDNabstraction::ContentObjectHeader")
+      .SetParent<Header> ()
+      .AddConstructor<ContentObjectHeader> ()
+      ;
+    return tid;
+  }
+  
+  TypeId
+  ContentObjectHeader::GetInstanceTypeId (void) const
+  {
+    return GetTypeId ();
+  }
+  
+  void
+  ContentObjectHeader::Print (std::ostream &os) const
+  {
+    os << "ContentObject: " << *m_name;
+  }
+}
+}