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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "CComPtr Class"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+description: "Reference guide to the Microsoft C++ Active Template Library (ATL) class CComPtr."
+ms.date: "02/07/2020"
 f1_keywords: ["CComPtr", "ATLBASE/ATL::CComPtr", "ATLBASE/ATL::CComPtr::CComPtr"]
 helpviewer_keywords: ["CComPtr class"]
 ms.assetid: 22d9ea8d-ed66-4c34-940f-141db11e83bd
@@ -11,12 +12,12 @@ A smart pointer class for managing COM interface pointers.
 
 ## Syntax
 
-```
+```cpp
 template<class T>
 class CComPtr
 ```
 
-#### Parameters
+### Parameters
 
 *T*<br/>
 A COM interface specifying the type of pointer to be stored.
@@ -37,9 +38,9 @@ A COM interface specifying the type of pointer to be stored.
 
 ## Remarks
 
-ATL uses `CComPtr` and [CComQIPtr](../../atl/reference/ccomqiptr-class.md) to manage COM interface pointers. Both are derived from [CComPtrBase](../../atl/reference/ccomptrbase-class.md), and both perform automatic reference counting.
+ATL uses `CComPtr` and [CComQIPtr](../../atl/reference/ccomqiptr-class.md) to manage COM interface pointers. Both are derived from [CComPtrBase](../../atl/reference/ccomptrbase-class.md), and both do automatic reference counting.
 
-The `CComPtr` and [CComQIPtr](../../atl/reference/ccomqiptr-class.md) classes can help eliminate memory leaks by performing automatic reference counting.  The following functions both perform the same logical operations; however, note how the second version may be less error-prone by using the `CComPtr` class:
+The `CComPtr` and [CComQIPtr](../../atl/reference/ccomqiptr-class.md) classes can help eliminate memory leaks by performing automatic reference counting.  The following functions both do the same logical operations. However, the second version may be less error-prone because it uses the `CComPtr` class:
 
 [!code-cpp[NVC_ATL_Utilities#130](../../atl/codesnippet/cpp/ccomptr-class_1.cpp)]
 
@@ -57,11 +58,11 @@ In Debug builds, link atlsd.lib for code tracing.
 
 **Header:** atlbase.h
 
-##  <a name="ccomptr"></a>  CComPtr::CComPtr
+## <a name="ccomptr"></a>  CComPtr::CComPtr
 
 The constructor.
 
-```
+```cpp
 CComPtr() throw ();
 CComPtr(T* lp) throw ();
 CComPtr (const CComPtr<T>& lp) throw ();
@@ -75,11 +76,15 @@ Used to initialize the interface pointer.
 *T*<br/>
 A COM interface.
 
-##  <a name="operator_eq"></a>  CComPtr::operator =
+### Remarks
+
+The constructors that take an argument call `AddRef` on *lp*, if it isn't a null pointer. A non-null owned object gets a `Release` call upon the CComPtr object's destruction, or if a new object is assigned to the CComPtr object.
+
+## <a name="operator_eq"></a>  CComPtr::operator =
 
 Assignment operator.
 
-```
+```cpp
 T* operator= (T* lp) throw ();
 T* operator= (const CComPtr<T>& lp) throw ();
 ```