Test for void pointer in C++ before deleting

Question

I have an array in C++:

Player ** playerArray;

which is initialized in the constructor of the class it is in.

In the destructor I

Answer 1

Here's how operator delete is defined.

void operator delete(void*) throw();
void operator delete[](void*) throw();

'operator delete' takes a 'void *' since a pointer to any object can be converted to 'void *'.

Note that a void is an incomplete type and hence it is not allowed to delete a void * i.e

char *p = new char;
void *pv = p;
delete pv;            // not allowed

Footnote 78: This implies that an object cannot be deleted using a pointer of type void* because void is not an object type.

In the case where playerarray is a pointer to an array of Players, you most likely want to do it differently. delete pplayer does not do what you want it to.