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Avoiding Memory Leaks in C++ Without Smart Pointers
Tutorial April 11, 2025
void loadData() {
char* buffer = new char[1024];
try {
if (someCondition()) {
throw std::runtime_error("Something went wrong");
}
// more code...
} catch (...) {
delete[] buffer;
throw;
}
delete[] buffer;
}Not elegant. Easy to forget or misplace deletes. Let's go better.