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This class implements a proctor that, unless its `release` method has previously been invoked, automatically deletes a managed object upon destruction by first invoking the object's destructor, and then invoking the `deallocate` method of an allocator (or pool) of parameterized `ALLOCATOR` type supplied to it at construction. The managed object of parameterized `TYPE` must have been created using memory provided by this allocator (or pool), which must remain valid throughout the lifetime of the proctor object. If `ALLOCATOR` is a non‐pointer type, it is assumed to be STL compatible; otherwise, it is assumed have a `deallocate` method with a single `void *` parameter, i.e., the same deallocation interface as `bslma::Allocator`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslma_deleteobjectproctor.h>`

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template<
    class ALLOCATOR,
    class TYPE = ALLOCATOR::value_type>
class DeleteObjectProctor;
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== Member Functions

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| Name| Description
| xref:BloombergLP/bslma/DeleteObjectProctor/2constructor-0f.adoc[`DeleteObjectProctor`]         [.small]#[constructor]#
| Constructors
| xref:BloombergLP/bslma/DeleteObjectProctor/2destructor.adoc[`~DeleteObjectProctor`] [.small]#[destructor]#
| Destroy and deallocate the managed object, if any.
| xref:BloombergLP/bslma/DeleteObjectProctor/ptr.adoc[`ptr`] 
| Return the address of the currently managed object, if engaged; otherwise return null.
| xref:BloombergLP/bslma/DeleteObjectProctor/release.adoc[`release`] 
| Disengage this allocator and return a pointer to the formerly managed object.
| xref:BloombergLP/bslma/DeleteObjectProctor/reset.adoc[`reset`] 
| Release the managed object and reset this proctor to manage the specified `p` object. If `p` is null, the proctor will be disengaged. Note that the previously managed object is not destroyed or deallocated.
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