document wxDELETE() and wxDELETEA() (now committing the right file, please disregard...

git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@55649 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775

diff --git a/interface/wx/defs.h b/interface/wx/defs.h
index 07c981a0a21860ddb61c4de0e1658ba0d150ad7a..36deb822ec7664e13806e4dfbe711f542bdaf17c 100644 (file)
--- a/interface/wx/defs.h
+++ b/interface/wx/defs.h
@@ -302,6 +302,44 @@ enum wxPaperSize
  */
 #define DECLARE_NO_COPY_TEMPLATE_CLASS(classname, arg)
 
+/**
+    A function which deletes and nulls the pointer.
+
+    This function uses operator delete to free the pointer and also sets it to
+    @NULL. Notice that this does @em not work for arrays, use wxDELETEA() for
+    them.
+
+    @code
+        MyClass *ptr = new MyClass;
+        ...
+        wxDELETE(ptr);
+        wxASSERT(!ptr);
+    @endcode
+
+    @header{wx/defs.h}
+*/
+template <typename T> wxDELETE(T*& ptr);
+
+/**
+    A function which deletes and nulls the pointer.
+
+    This function uses vector operator delete (@c delete[]) to free the array
+    pointer and also sets it to @NULL. Notice that this does @em not work for
+    non-array pointers, use wxDELETE() for them.
+
+    @code
+        MyClass *array = new MyClass[17];
+        ...
+        wxDELETEA(array);
+        wxASSERT(!array);
+    @endcode
+
+    @see wxDELETE()
+
+    @header{wx/defs.h}
+*/
+template <typename T> wxDELETEA(T*& array);
+
 /**
     This macro can be used around a function declaration to generate warnings
     indicating that this function is deprecated (i.e. obsolete and planned to
@@ -402,6 +440,25 @@ enum wxPaperSize
 */
 #define wxSUPPRESS_GCC_PRIVATE_DTOR_WARNING(name)
 
+/**
+    Swaps the contents of two variables.
+
+    This is similar to std::swap() but can be used even on the platforms where
+    the standard C++ library is not available (if you don't target such
+    platforms, please use std::swap() instead).
+
+    The function relies on type T being copy constructible and assignable.
+
+    Example of use:
+    @code
+        int x = 3,
+            y = 4;
+        wxSwap(x, y);
+        wxASSERT( x == 4 && y == 3 );
+    @endcode
+ */
+template <typename T> wxSwap(T& first, T& second);
+
 /**
     This macro is the same as the standard C99 @c va_copy for the compilers
     which support it or its replacement for those that don't. It must be used