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**Kill, VIRTUAL**

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The **Kill **method shuts down the ProcessClass object by freeing any memory allocated during the life of the object and executing any other required termination code.

**Member of: [[processclass methods.htm|ProcessClass]]**

| **Implementation:** | The Kill method calls the ViewManager.Kill method. |

**Example:**

** !initialize the ProcessClass object:**

** Process.Init( Process:View,  |      !set the VIEW**

**        Relate:Client,        |      !set the primary file RelationManager**

**        ?PctText,             |      !set the Window control for text messages**

**        PctDone,              |      !set the PROGRESS USE variable**

**        ProgressMgr,          |      !set StepClass object to monitor progress**

**        CLI:Name)                    !set StepClass free element to monitor**

** !procedure code**

** Process.Kill                        !shut down the ProcessClass object**

**See Also: **[[kill  shut down the viewmanager object .htm|ViewManager.Kill]]