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Is there a way to query the current reference count of a _com_ptr_t object?

I'm having some issues (crashing) with a COM object that is wrapped in a _com_ptr_t template object. I need to interrogate the object to see what the reference count is, because I'm pretty sure that the object is getting destroyed prematurely.

It would be even better if I could somehow hook into the AddRef() and Release() functions, but I can't seem to find where these are beyond the ones located in the _com_ptr_t class. Ideas?

Solution

  • _com_ptr_t wraps an IUnknown instance, but hides the return of AddRef and Release which would be the current reference count. GetInterfacePtr should "lift the fog".