COM to .NET
Exposing a .NET managed object as a COM object for consumption by COM clients follows a similar process as exposing a COM object for consumption by managed clients. This next section will show you the ins and outs of getting started with .NET and COM Interop by exposing a .NET managed component as a COM component.
The COM Callable Wrapper
Just as .NET components need a runtime callable wrapper in order to communicate across process boundaries with COM objects, COM objects need a COM callable wrapper (CCW) in order to communicate with .NET components. Unable to communicate directly with managed code, the CCW acts as a proxy that both provides access to the exposed component and handles the default marshalling behavior (refer to Table ...
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