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Expand Up @@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ To create a managed wrapper (RCW) for a native Windows Runtime object pointer. I
object? managed = WindowsRuntimeMarshal.ConvertToManaged(nativePtr);
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For an explanation of how CsWinRT decides *which* managed type to create for a given native object, see [RCW marshalling](rcw-marshalling.md).

### Create CCW

To marshal a managed object to a native COM pointer. If the object already wraps a native object, this unwraps it (with an `AddRef`). Otherwise, a CCW is created:
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