IntelliSense shows different sets of functions for CComPtr<T> depending on whether I use dot or arrow operator [closed]

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In my code I have

CComPtr<SomeInterface> object;

When I use object. IntelliSense shows a set of available functions. And when I use object-> it shows me another set of available functions. Why are those function sets different?

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With such declaration:

CComPtr<T> object;

using dot you access members of CComPtr class, for example, CComPtr.Detach() method:

*doublePointerToT = object.Detach(); // pass ownership - calls CComPtr<T>::Detach()

and using arrow you gain the stored T* pointer and then arrow operator is applied to T* retrieved and so you see members of T:

 object->QueryInterface( ... ); //calls T::QueryInterface()

So with dot you see member functions of CComPtr class and with arrow you see functions of T class.