NULL check before deleting an object with an overloaded delete

Question

This came up as one of the code review comments.

Is it a good idea to check for NULL before calling delete for any object?

I do understand delete operator c

Answer 1

I would say the questions contains incomplete information. My shop still has a check for NULL before delete in our coding standard, as we still have one compiler/platform configuration that we must support that goes into undefined behavior with the defualt delete operator if it is passed NULL. If the original poster has a simular situation then there is a point to the check for NULL, otherwise, change the coding standard!