[#bsl-allocator-0fa-destroy-02] = xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/allocator-0fa.adoc[allocator<unsigned char>]::destroy :relfileprefix: ../../ :mrdocs: Call the `TYPE` destructor for the object pointed to by the specified `address`. Do not directly deallocate any memory. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslma_bslallocator.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- template<class ELEMENT_TYPE> void destroy(ELEMENT_TYPE* address); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#