Re: [Boost-Users] checked_delete with pointer template parameter

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-18 08:03:05

From: "Craig Henderson" <yg-boost-users_at_[hidden]>
> My existing solution uses a unary functor, as below, but this met with
> critism on the Boost Developers' list. What would be the 'boost' solution
to
> this problem?
>
> template<typename T>
> class free_heap_ptr : public std::unary_function<T, void>
> {
>     public:
>     free_heap_ptr() { }
>     ~free_heap_ptr() { }
>     void operator() (T p)
>     {
>         delete p;
>     }
> };

I see nothing wrong with your solution (except the redundant constructor and
destructor.)

On a slightly higher level, the "boost" solution is to not keep raw pointers
in a list, but I'm sure you know that.