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Release and Swap a COM reference.vb
<Extension()>
Public Sub ReleaseAndExchange(Of T As Class)(ByRef oldComObject As T, ByVal newComObject As T)
If oldComObject IsNot Nothing Then
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oldComObject)
End If
oldComObject = newComObject
End Sub
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