Call destructor and then constructor (resetting an object)

Question

I want to reset an object. Can I do it in the following way?

anObject->~AnObject();
anObject = new(anObject) AnObject();
// edit: this is not allowed: anO         


        

Answer 1

Why not reset using the operator=()? This is not debatable and by far more readable.

A a;
//do something that changes the state of a
a = A(); // reset the thing