InterfaceAggregation

Immutable aggregation of interfaces implemented by several objects, with dynamic discovery via QueryInterface following ComponentObjectModel specification, with consistent ReferenceCounting (_AddRef, _Release).

Aggregation requires a WeakReference to the aggregated interfaces.

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ComAggregation InterfaceImplementationByDelegation