Thread: delete functor

One way to write a delete functor to delete all pointers in a container is:

Code:

template<typename T>
struct Deleter : public std::unary_function<const T *, void>
{
  void operator()(const T *Object) const
  {
    delete Object;
  }
};

Now Im wondering if the following is a correct safe delete functor, I'm talking specifically about the pointer reference. Also is the first unary_function template paramater correct? (const T *&)

Code:

template<typename T>
struct SafeDeleter : public std::unary_function<const T *&, void>
{
  void operator()(const T *&Object) const
  {
    delete Object;
    Object = NULL;
  }
};

o_O

Why? Why not just use a smart pointer? (You just can't use `std::auto_ptr<???>'.)

A reference of a pointer to a constant value is not the same as a reference to a pointer to a mutable value.

Do you really want two distinct deleter functions?
Or one that behaves differently depending on the mutability of the reference?

It seems like a tremendously bad idea.

Soma