As a semi-serious/semi-joking suggestion in existing C++ `delete
std::exchange(p,nullptr);`.
TBH, delete p = nullptr; reads too much like delete (p = nullptr);, even if
it doesn't parse that way, that I wouldn't ever want to use it, or attempt
reading code that uses it.

On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 01:51 Frederick Virchanza Gotham via Std-Proposals <
std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> It's common that you'll see the following two lines in C++ code:
>
> delete p;
> p = nullptr;
>
> How about allowing it as follows?
>
> delete p = nulltpr;
>
> The 'delete' operator has higher precedence than assignment, so it
> won't be parsed as "delete (p = nullptr)" which would be a problem.
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