title	com::ptr | Microsoft Docs
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com::ptr

A wrapper for a COM object that can be used as a member of a CLR class. The wrapper also automates lifetime management of the COM object, releasing owned references on the object when its destructor is called. Analogous to CComPtr Class.

Syntax

#include <msclr\com\ptr.h>

Remarks

com::ptr Class is defined in the <msclr\com\ptr.h> file.

See Also

C++ Support Library