[#bsl-allocator-0df-destroy]
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Call the destructor for the object at the specified `address`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslma_bslallocator.h>`

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template<class ELEMENT_TYPE>
void
destroy(ELEMENT_TYPE* address);
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== Description

Call the `TYPE` destructor for the object pointed to by the specified `address`. Do not directly deallocate any memory.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *address*
| pointer to the object to destroy
|===


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