DeferDelete.h

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#ifndef TCLAP_DEFER_DELETE_H
#define TCLAP_DEFER_DELETE_H

namespace TCLAP {

class DeferDelete {
    class DeletableBase {
    public:
        virtual ~DeletableBase() {}
    };

    template <typename T>
    class Deletable : public DeletableBase {
    public:
        Deletable(T *o) : _o(o) {}
        virtual ~Deletable() { delete _o; }

    private:
        Deletable(const Deletable<T> &) {}
        Deletable<T> operator=(const Deletable<T> &) {}

        T *_o;
    };

    std::list<DeletableBase *> _toBeDeleted;

public:
    DeferDelete() : _toBeDeleted() {}
    ~DeferDelete() {
        for (std::list<DeletableBase *>::iterator it = _toBeDeleted.begin();
             it != _toBeDeleted.end(); ++it) {
            delete *it;
        }
    }

    template <typename T>
    void operator()(T *toDelete) {
        _toBeDeleted.push_back(new Deletable<T>(toDelete));
    }
};

}  // namespace TCLAP

#endif  // TCLAP_DEFER_DELETE_H