std::destroy_at
| Defined in header <memory> | ||
|---|---|---|
| template< class T > void destroy_at( T* p ); | (since C++17) | 
Calls the destructor of the object pointed to by p, as if by p->~T().
Parameters
| p | - | a pointer to the object to be destroyed | 
Return value
(none).
Possible implementation
| template<class T>
void destroy_at(T* p) 
{ 
    p->~T(); 
} | 
Example
The following example demonstrates how to use destroy_at to destroy a contiguous sequence of elements.
#include <memory>
#include <new>
#include <iostream>
 
struct Tracer {
    int value;
    ~Tracer() { std::cout << value << " destructed\n"; }
};
 
int main()
{
    alignas(Tracer) unsigned char buffer[sizeof(Tracer) * 8];
 
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
        new(buffer + sizeof(Tracer) * i) Tracer{i}; //manually construct objects
 
    auto ptr = std::launder(reinterpret_cast<Tracer*>(buffer));
 
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
        std::destroy_at(ptr + i);
 
}Output:
0 destructed 1 destructed 2 destructed 3 destructed 4 destructed 5 destructed 6 destructed 7 destructed
See also
| (C++17) | destroys a range of objects (function template) | 
| (C++17) | destroys a number of objects in a range (function template) | 
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