Fix panic when delet without pointer, close #3308

callbacks/delete.go

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func Delete(db *gorm.DB) {
 					db.Statement.AddClause(clause.Where{Exprs: []clause.Expression{clause.IN{Column: column, Values: values}}})
 				}
 
-				if db.Statement.Dest != db.Statement.Model && db.Statement.Model != nil {
+				if db.Statement.ReflectValue.CanAddr() && db.Statement.Dest != db.Statement.Model && db.Statement.Model != nil {
 					_, queryValues = schema.GetIdentityFieldValuesMap(reflect.ValueOf(db.Statement.Model), db.Statement.Schema.PrimaryFields)
 					column, values = schema.ToQueryValues(db.Statement.Table, db.Statement.Schema.PrimaryFieldDBNames, queryValues)
 
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ func Delete(db *gorm.DB) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if _, ok := db.Statement.Clauses["WHERE"]; !db.AllowGlobalUpdate && !ok {
-				db.AddError(gorm.ErrMissingWhereClause)
-				return
-			}
-
 			db.Statement.AddClauseIfNotExists(clause.From{})
 			db.Statement.Build("DELETE", "FROM", "WHERE")
 		}
 
+		if _, ok := db.Statement.Clauses["WHERE"]; !db.AllowGlobalUpdate && !ok {
+			db.AddError(gorm.ErrMissingWhereClause)
+			return
+		}
+
 		if !db.DryRun && db.Error == nil {
 			result, err := db.Statement.ConnPool.ExecContext(db.Statement.Context, db.Statement.SQL.String(), db.Statement.Vars...)
 

soft_delete.go

@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ func (sd SoftDeleteDeleteClause) ModifyStatement(stmt *Statement) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if _, ok := stmt.Clauses["WHERE"]; !stmt.DB.AllowGlobalUpdate && !ok {
-			stmt.DB.AddError(ErrMissingWhereClause)
-			return
-		}
-
 		stmt.AddClauseIfNotExists(clause.Update{})
 		stmt.Build("UPDATE", "SET", "WHERE")
 	}

tests/delete_test.go

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("errors happened when delete: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := DB.Delete(User{}).Error; err != gorm.ErrMissingWhereClause {
+		t.Errorf("errors happened when delete: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if err := DB.Where("id = ?", users[0].ID).First(&result).Error; err == nil || !errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
 		t.Errorf("should returns record not found error, but got %v", err)
 	}