diff --git a/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/BinaryXMLInterest.h b/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/BinaryXMLInterest.h
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+/* 
+ * Author: Jeff Thompson
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_BINARYXMLINTEREST_H
+#define	NDN_BINARYXMLINTEREST_H
+
+#include "../Interest.h"
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+char *ndn_encodeBinaryXMLInterest(struct ndn_Interest *interest, struct ndn_BinaryXMLEncoder *encoder);
+
+char *ndn_decodeBinaryXMLInterest(struct ndn_Interest *interest, unsigned char *input, unsigned int inputLength);
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+