# Delete instance of class from class' method

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-instance-of-class-from-class-method/173638>\
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**Created:** [December 28, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-instance-of-class-from-class-method/173638 "2005-12-28T05:12:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-instance-of-class-from-class-method/173638/1 "2005-12-28T05:12:52Z")

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So I have a class called Unit. When I use this class in a .fla file, I create it by saying:

var unit00:Unit = new Unit(…);

So then it creates a gfx representation of the screen for me. I would like to have a method like this:

```php

public function remove ():Void {
   unit_mc.removeMovieClip();
   //deleting the gfx representation of the class in the .fla
   delete instance of this;
   //I want to delete the variable that references the instance of this class
}

```

So how do I get this to work? I know that delete this will not work when defined inside the class. How do I target the .fla’s instance name when I don’t know what it will be called?

Thanks for any assistance