diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryElement.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryElement.java
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryElement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package org.eclipse.cdt.core.model;
+
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+/**
+ */
+public interface IBinaryElement extends ICElement {
+
+	/**
+ 	 * Returns the address of the function. This method will return,
+ 	 * the address of a symbol for children of IBinaryObject.
+ 	 *
+ 	 * @exception CModelException if this element does not have address
+ 	 * information.
+ 	 */
+ 	long getAddress() throws CModelException;
+
+	/**
+ 	 * Returns the binary object the element belongs to.
+	 *
+ 	 */
+	IBinary getBinary();
+}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryFunction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryFunction.java
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+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package org.eclipse.cdt.core.model;
+
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Represents a function.
+ */
+public interface IBinaryFunction extends IFunction, IBinaryElement {
+}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryModule.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryModule.java
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+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryModule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.eclipse.cdt.core.model;
+
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+/**
+ */
+public interface IBinaryModule extends IParent, IBinaryElement {
+
+	IBinaryElement[] getBinaryElements();
+}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryVariable.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryVariable.java
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+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryVariable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package org.eclipse.cdt.core.model;
+
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Represents a global variable.
+ */
+public interface IBinaryVariable extends IVariable , IBinaryElement {
+}