diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryParser.java
index 9429c4a1acf..14374a513cd 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/IBinaryParser.java
@@ -85,4 +85,6 @@ public interface IBinaryParser {
 	}
 
 	public IBinaryFile getBinary(IFile file) throws IOException;
+	
+	public String getFormat();
 }