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diff --git a/etc/ACE-guidelines.html b/etc/ACE-guidelines.html index adad2e66a31..63470821de8 100644 --- a/etc/ACE-guidelines.html +++ b/etc/ACE-guidelines.html @@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ bgcolor="#ffffff"> <strong><code>delete []</code></strong> to correspond to the allocation.<p> + <li>Don't check for a pointer being 0 before deleting it. It's + always safe to delete a 0 pointer. If the pointer is visible + outside the local scope, it's often a good idea to 0 it + _after_ deleting it.<p> + <li>Always use <strong><code>ACE_NEW</code></strong> or <strong><code>ACE_NEW_RETURN</code></strong> to allocate memory, because they check for successful allocation and set errno |