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"delete this;" Is this safe?

Whilst browsing Flipcode I noticed this code:
class CConsole: public I_TextOutput
{
public:
...
void Release() { delete this; }
...
};

The 'delete this;' caught my eye. Is such code safe?

The full article is here :
http://www.flipcode.com/articles/art...nplugins.shtml

Thanks,

solosnake


Jul 22 '05
10 2150
No, it is not safe, but it is allowed.

It is used in certain situations where absolutely necessary, and the
implementor can guarantee certain conditions are met w/ the use of that
class/object, such as that the object cannot be allocated on the stack.

solosnake wrote:

Whilst browsing Flipcode I noticed this code:

class CConsole: public I_TextOutput
{
public:
...
void Release() { delete this; }
...
};

The 'delete this;' caught my eye. Is such code safe?

The full article is here :
http://www.flipcode.com/articles/art...nplugins.shtml

Thanks,

solosnake


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