std::default_delete
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<memory>
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|   template< class T > struct default_delete 
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(1) | (since C++11) | 
|   template< class T > struct default_delete<T[]> 
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(2) | (since C++11) | 
std::default_delete is the default destruction policy used by std::unique_ptr when no deleter is specified. 
1) The non-specialized default_delete uses delete to deallocate memory for a single object.
2) A partial specialization for array types that uses delete[] is also provided.
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[edit] Member functions
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  memconstructs a default_delete object (public member function)  | 
|     operator()  | 
   deletes the object or array   (public member function)  | 
std::default_delete::default_delete
|   constexpr default_delete = default; 
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(1) | (since C++11) | 
|   template <class U> 
default_delete( const default_delete<U>& d );  | 
(2) | (since C++11) | 
1) Constructs a 
std::default_delete object.
2) Constructs a 
std::default_delete object from another std::default_delete object.  This constructor will only participate in overload resolution if U* is implicitly convertible to T*.Parameters
| d | - | a deleter to copy from | 
Exceptions
std::default_delete::operator()
|   void operator()(T *ptr) const; 
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(since C++11) | |
Calls either delete or delete[] on ptr.
Parameters
| ptr | - | an object or array to delete | 
Exceptions
No exception guarantees.
[edit] Example
#include <memory> #include <vector> #include <algorithm> int main() { // { // std::shared_ptr<int> shared_bad(new int[10]); // } // the destructor calls delete, undefined behavior { std::shared_ptr<int> shared_good(new int[10], std::default_delete<int[]> ()); } // the destructor calls delete[], ok { std::unique_ptr<int> ptr(new int(5)); } // unique_ptr<int> uses default_delete<int> { std::unique_ptr<int[]> ptr(new int[10]); } // unique_ptr<int[]> uses default_delete<int[]> // default_delete can be used anywhere a delete functor is needed std::vector<int*> v; for(int n = 0; n < 100; ++n) v.push_back(new int(n)); std::for_each(v.begin(), v.end(), std::default_delete<int>()); }
 
[edit] See also
|    (C++11) 
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   smart pointer with unique object ownership semantics   (class template)  |