>I have an object based on Custom class. I have added a .Release method, which contains Release This (after checking for dangling references and so on). So basically the method releases the object it belongs.
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>As far as I can tell, it works good, but however, I'd rather ask: I am asking for trouble with this approach?
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>Thank you.

VFP it annuls all the dangling reference for you:

dangling1=CREATEOBJECT("ciccia")
dangling2=dangling1

dangling2.Release
* NULL
? dangling1
? dangling2

DEFINE CLASS ciccia as custom

	PROCEDURE Release
		RELEASE this
		
	PROCEDURE destroy
		? "destroy"
ENDPROC

this is worth even if the object is a member of a form.