Is a C++ destructor guaranteed not to be called until the end of the block?

Question

In the C++ code below, am I guaranteed that the ~obj() destructor will be called after the // More code executes? Or is the compiler allowed to destruct the

Answer 1

A typical example of this, just as your question is the boost::scoped_ptr (or similar std::auto_ptr) :

{
    boost::scoped_ptr< MyClass > pMyClass( new MyClass );

    // code using pMyClass here

} // destruction of MyClass and memory freed