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while (moreToDo) {
  SomeType *pst = new SomeType();
  try {
    pst->processItem();
  }
  catch (...) {
    // deal with exception
    delete pst;
    throw;
  }
  delete pst;
}

Handling resource cleanup in catch clauses does work, but can have several disadvantages:

• Each distinct cleanup requires its own try & catch blocks.
• The cleanup operation must not throw any exceptions.

Compliant Solution

A better approach would be to employ RAII. This forces every object to 'clean up after itself' in the face of abnormal behavior, preventing the programmer from having to do so. A judicious unique_ptr would free the resource whether an error occurs or not.

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