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Microsoft Visual C++/CLI Step by Step
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Microsoft Visual C++/CLI Step by Step

by Julian Templeman
August 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
540 pages
12h 51m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 24. Living with COM

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Describe how you can use Component Object Model (COM) objects from .NET projects.

  • Use COM objects through early and late binding.

  • Use ActiveX controls in Windows Forms projects.

  • Expose .NET objects as COM objects.

Although the types provided in the Microsoft .NET Framework are sufficient for the vast majority of applications, sometimes you’ll need to interact with existing components, particularly COM components and ActiveX controls. This chapter shows you how the worlds of .NET and COM can interoperate, making it possible for you to take advantage of the best use of new and existing technologies.

Many people assumed that COM was dead when .NET arrived on the scene, and ...

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