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**Kill**

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The **Kill **method frees any memory allocated during the life of the object and performs any other required termination code.

**Example:**

** PROGRAM**

** MAP**

** END**

** INCLUDE('ABASCII.INC')                !declare ASCIIViewer Class**

**ViewWindow WINDOW('View an ASCII File'),AT(3,7,296,136),SYSTEM,GRAY**

**       LIST,AT(5,5,285,110),USE(?AsciiBox),IMM**

**       BUTTON('&Print'),AT(5,120),USE(?Print)**

**       BUTTON('&Search'),AT(45,120),USE(?Search)**

**       BUTTON('&Close'),AT(255,120),USE(?Close)**

**      END**

**GlobalErrors ErrorClass                !declare GlobalErrors object**

**Viewer AsciiViewerClass,THREAD         !declare Viewer object**

**ViewerActive BYTE(False),THREAD        !Viewer initialized flag**

**Filename   STRING(255),THREAD          !FileName variable**

**AsciiFile FILE,DRIVER('ASCII'),NAME(Filename),PRE(A1),THREAD**

**RECORD     RECORD,PRE()**

**Line        STRING(255)**

**           END**

**          END**

** CODE**

** GlobalErrors.Init                   !initialize GlobalErrors object**

** OPEN(ViewWindow)                    !open the window**

** !Initialize Viewer with: **

** ViewerActive=Viewer.Init( AsciiFile,|     ! file label,**

**              A1:line,               |     ! file field to display**

**              Filename,              |     ! variable file NAME attribute**

**              ?AsciiBox,             |     ! LIST control number**

**              GlobalErrors,          |     ! ErrorClass object**

**              EnableSearch+EnablePrint)  ! features to implement flag**

** IF ~ViewerActive THEN RETURN.             !if init unsuccessful, don't**

**  ! call other Viewer methods**

** ACCEPT                                    !If init succeeded, proceed**

**  IF EVENT() = EVENT:CloseWindow**

**   IF ViewerActive THEN Viewer.Kill.       !If init succeeded, shut down**

**  END**

**  !program code**

** END**