The definitive defer implementation for C++. Syntax: defer { statements; };

defer.hpp

#ifndef defer
struct defer_dummy {};
template <class F> struct deferrer { F f; ~deferrer() { f(); } };
template <class F> deferrer<F> operator*(defer_dummy, F f) { return {f}; }
#define DEFER_(LINE) zz_defer##LINE
#define DEFER(LINE) DEFER_(LINE)
#define defer auto DEFER(__LINE__) = defer_dummy{} *[&]()
#endif // defer