std::unique_ptr::~unique_ptr

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~unique_ptr();		(since C++11)

If get() == nullptr there are no effects. Otherwise, the owned object is destroyed via get_deleter()(get()).

[edit] Example

The following program demonstrates usage of a custom deleter.

run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
 
int main () 
{
    auto deleter = [](int* ptr){
        std::cout << "[deleter called]\n";
    };
 
    std::unique_ptr<int,decltype(deleter)> uniq(new int, deleter);
    std::cout << uniq ? "not empty\n" : "empty\n";
    uniq.reset();
    std::cout << uniq ? "not empty\n" : "empty\n";
}

Output:

not empty
[deleter called]
empty

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