diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLDecoder.h b/ndn-cpp/encoding/BinaryXMLDecoder.h
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+/* 
+ * Author: Jeff Thompson
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_BINARYXMLDECODER_H
+#define	NDN_BINARYXMLDECODER_H
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct ndn_BinaryXMLDecoder {
+  const unsigned char *input;
+  unsigned int inputLen;
+  unsigned int offset;
+};
+
+static void ndn_BinaryXMLDecoder_init(struct ndn_BinaryXMLDecoder *self, const unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLen) {
+  self->input = input;
+  self->inputLen = inputLen;
+  self->offset = 0;
+}
+
+// Even though the first byte should not be zero, this silently ignores initial zeros.
+const char *ndn_BinaryXMLDecoder_decodeTypeAndValue(struct ndn_BinaryXMLDecoder *self, unsigned int *type, unsigned int *value);
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif