WebBrowser interop API how-to example code does not work in .NET 5.0

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This how-to contains example code that worked in .NET Core 3.1 but no longer works in .NET 5.0.

See dotnet/winforms#4443 for details.

I recognize this how-to page is only for .NET Framework 4.8, but there is no other version of this how-to, and WebBrowser is a supported API of both .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 5.0.

Please consider either (a) adding a "note" element in this how-to with a warning and explanation of the issue for .NET 5.0 or (b) create and appropriately update a copy of this how-to for .NET 5.0.

If it's useful to summarize here, the correct code for .NET 5.0 should either:

• (a) define an interface containing the signature of Test, add that interface to Form1's declaration, then annotate Form1 with ComDefaultInterface; or

• (b) extract Test to a new type, then assign an instance of that type to ObjectForScripting (instead of assigning this).

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• Content: How to: Implement Two-Way Communication Between DHTML Code and Client Application Code - Windows Forms .NET Framework
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