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    Viewing Managed COM Objects Through Native Pointers
    Viewing Managed COM Objects Through Native Pointers
    July 15, 2020 Jul 15, 2020 07/15/20
    Mark Downie
    If you are a developer who is curating a successful .NET project using COM interop, then our latest preview of Visual Studio is for you (Download 16.7 Preview 3). This feature automatically decodes managed COM objects referenced by native pointers allowing you to fully inspect values in the Locals window.
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