1#ifndef BOOST_CHECKED_DELETE_HPP_INCLUDED
2#define BOOST_CHECKED_DELETE_HPP_INCLUDED
3
4// MS compatible compilers support #pragma once
5
6#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020)
7# pragma once
8#endif
9
10//
11// boost/checked_delete.hpp
12//
13// Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 Peter Dimov
14// Copyright (c) 2003 Daniel Frey
15// Copyright (c) 2003 Howard Hinnant
16//
17// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
18// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
19// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
20//
21// See http://www.boost.org/libs/utility/checked_delete.html for documentation.
22//
23
24namespace boost
25{
26
27// verify that types are complete for increased safety
28
29template<class T> inline void checked_delete(T * x)
30{
31 // intentionally complex - simplification causes regressions
32 typedef char type_must_be_complete[ sizeof(T)? 1: -1 ];
33 (void) sizeof(type_must_be_complete);
34 delete x;
35}
36
37template<class T> inline void checked_array_delete(T * x)
38{
39 typedef char type_must_be_complete[ sizeof(T)? 1: -1 ];
40 (void) sizeof(type_must_be_complete);
41 delete [] x;
42}
43
44template<class T> struct checked_deleter
45{
46 typedef void result_type;
47 typedef T * argument_type;
48
49 void operator()(T * x) const
50 {
51 // boost:: disables ADL
52 boost::checked_delete(x);
53 }
54};
55
56template<class T> struct checked_array_deleter
57{
58 typedef void result_type;
59 typedef T * argument_type;
60
61 void operator()(T * x) const
62 {
63 boost::checked_array_delete(x);
64 }
65};
66
67} // namespace boost
68
69#endif // #ifndef BOOST_CHECKED_DELETE_HPP_INCLUDED
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source:http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_39_0/libs/utility/checked_delete.html
The header <boost/checked_delete.hpp> defines two function templates, checked_delete and checked_array_delete, and two class templates, checked_deleter and checked_array_deleter.
The C++ Standard allows, in 5.3.5/5, pointers to incomplete class types to be deleted with a delete-expression. When the class has a non-trivial destructor, or a class-specific operator delete, the behavior is undefined. Some compilers issue a warning when an incomplete type is deleted, but unfortunately, not all do, and programmers sometimes ignore or disable warnings.
A particularly troublesome case is when a smart pointer's destructor, such as boost::scoped_ptr<T>::~scoped_ptr, is instantiated with an incomplete type. This can often lead to silent, hard to track failures.
The supplied function and class templates can be used to prevent these problems, as they require a complete type, and cause a compilation error otherwise.
Synopsis
1namespace boost
2{
3
4template<class T> void checked_delete(T * p);
5template<class T> void checked_array_delete(T * p);
6template<class T> struct checked_deleter;
7template<class T> struct checked_array_deleter;
8
9}
10
11checked_delete
12template<class T> void checked_delete(T * p);
13
14
Requires: T must be a complete type. The expression delete p must be well-formed.
Effects: delete p;
1checked_array_delete
2template<class T> void checked_array_delete(T * p);
3Requires: T must be a complete type. The expression delete [] p must be well-formed.
4
5Effects: delete [] p;
6
7checked_deleter
8template<class T> struct checked_deleter
9{
10 typedef void result_type;
11 typedef T * argument_type;
12 void operator()(T * p) const;
13};
14
15void checked_deleter<T>::operator()(T * p) const;
16
17
Requires: T must be a complete type. The expression delete p must be well-formed.
Effects: delete p;
1checked_array_deleter
2template<class T> struct checked_array_deleter
3{
4 typedef void result_type;
5 typedef T * argument_type;
6 void operator()(T * p) const;
7};
8
9void checked_array_deleter<T>::operator()(T * p) const;
10
Requires: T must be a complete type. The expression delete [] p must be well-formed.
Effects: delete [] p;
Acknowledgements
The function templates checked_delete and checked_array_delete were originally part of <boost/utility.hpp>, and the documentation acknowledged Beman Dawes, Dave Abrahams, Vladimir Prus, Rainer Deyke, John Maddock, and others as contributors.
Copyright © 2002 by Peter Dimov. Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt.