Delete and NULL

Thu, 2008-01-03 12:18

Joined: 2007-07-31
Forum posts: 123

hi all,
Please clear my doubt.
I want to know in the following code

void fun()
{
CTest *test = new (ELeave) CTest();

delete test;
test = NULL;
}

when we deleted the pointer test
then what test = NULL; this statement does?
and is it correct...

Brajesh...

Life is too short ! so do as many good things as you can do...
Brajesh Kumar...
Beginner in Symbian C++

Thu, 2008-01-03 13:40
raghav_an Joined: 2007-09-20 Forum posts: 95	Re: Delete and NULL After deletion the pointer is set to NULL, to avoid any problem if it is deleted again by mistake. Deleting a pointer twice, causes exception. Inorder to avoid this pointers are assigned to NULL after deletion. This is done to have robust program. Chao, Raghav

Thu, 2008-01-03 18:34
Numpty Alert Joined: 2007-09-23 Forum posts: 132	Re: Delete and NULL It is only necessary if the pointer could be deleted again. Many people do it in a destructor where it is totally unnecessary. Don't do it in a destructor.

Fri, 2008-01-04 07:15
brajesh1983 Joined: 2007-07-31 Forum posts: 123	Re: Delete and NULL Thanks.... Life is too short ! so do as many good things as you can do... Brajesh Kumar... Beginner in Symbian C++

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