template for safe "delete this"

From:
"www.fruitfruit.com" <no_email@fruitfruit.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.stl
Date:
Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:39:28 +0800
Message-ID:
<#t2WnmOnGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>
Hi ALL,
I'd like to know if it is possible to have a template to implement a
policy to ensure the correct usage for self deleted classes.
For some classes will delete itself in its methods via "delete this" ,
such as a class for modeless dialog, thread, callback, etc.

Here is a non-template version,
#include <iostream>
//to prevent user from calling delete explictly, prevent user from
//using it on the stack
class OnegaDeleteThis
{
public:
    OnegaDeleteThis()
    {
    }
    void DeleteMe()
    {// this may be entry routine of a thread, callback etc.
        delete this;
    }
protected:
    ~OnegaDeleteThis()
    {
        //prevent user from calling delete explicitly
    }
};

int main()
{
    //The expected usage
    OnegaDeleteThis *a = new OnegaDeleteThis;
    a->DeleteMe();
//Stop the following unexpected usage
    //Compiling error for explicit delete
    //delete a;
    //Compiling error for object on stack
    //TestDeleteThis obj_on_stack;
    return 0;
}

Back to my question. I expect a template to implement the policy, so
that it can be reused for different classes that have the same
requirement. I have a glance at Loki but don't find the answer. Looking
forward to see others' opinion.
Thanks a lot.

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