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Learn more about: C26405 DONT_ASSIGN_TO_VALID	C26405	07/21/2017	conceptual	C26405	C26405	2034d961-3ec5-4184-bbef-aa792e4c03c0

C26405 DONT_ASSIGN_TO_VALID

If an owner pointer already points to a valid memory buffer, it must not be assigned to another value without releasing its current resource first. Such assignment may lead to a resource leak even if the resource address is copied into some raw pointer (because raw pointers shouldn’t release resources). For more information, see the C++ Core Guidelines.

Example 1: Overwriting an owner in a loop

gsl::owner<Shape*> shape = nullptr;
while (shape = NextShape()) // C26405
    Process(shape) ? delete shape : 0;