~ptr();  

// comptr_dtor.cpp  
// compile with: /clr /link msxml2.lib  
#include <msxml2.h>  
#include <msclr\com\ptr.h>  
  
#import <msxml3.dll> raw_interfaces_only  
  
using namespace System;  
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;  
using namespace msclr;  
  
// a ref class that uses a com::ptr to contain an   
// IXMLDOMDocument object  
ref class XmlDocument {  
public:  
   // construct the internal com::ptr with a null interface  
   // and use CreateInstance to fill it  
   XmlDocument(String^ progid) {  
      m_ptrDoc.CreateInstance(progid);     
   }  
  
   // construct the internal com::ptr with a COM object  
   XmlDocument(IXMLDOMDocument* pDoc) : m_ptrDoc(pDoc) {}  
  
   // note that the destructor will call the com::ptr destructor  
   // and automatically release the reference to the COM object  
  
private:  
   com::ptr<IXMLDOMDocument> m_ptrDoc;  
};  
  
// use the ref class to handle an XML DOM Document object  
int main() {  
   IXMLDOMDocument* pDoc = NULL;  
  
   try {  
      // create an XML DOM document object  
      Marshal::ThrowExceptionForHR(CoCreateInstance(CLSID_DOMDocument30, NULL,   
         CLSCTX_ALL, IID_IXMLDOMDocument, (void**)&pDoc));  
      // construct the ref class with the COM object  
      XmlDocument doc1(pDoc);  
  
      // or create the class from a progid string  
      XmlDocument doc2("Msxml2.DOMDocument.3.0");  
   }  
   // doc1 and doc2 destructors are called when they go out of scope  
   // and the internal com::ptr releases its reference to the COM object  
   catch (Exception^ e) {  
      Console::WriteLine(e);     
   }  
   finally {  
      if (NULL != pDoc) {  
         pDoc->Release();        
      }  
   }  
}