1.3.3.6 End Program, End Class, and End Method Headers
The "end" headers are a combination of words, followed by a separator
X period, that indicate the end of a COBOL source program, class definition,
X or method definition. For example:
END PROGRAM PROGRAM-NAME.
X END CLASS CLASS-NAME.
X END METHOD METHOD-NAME.
- For Programs
-
Program-name must be identical to the program-name of the
corresponding PROGRAM-ID paragraph. Every COBOL program, except an
outermost program that contains no nested programs and is not followed
by another batch program, must end with an END PROGRAM header.
-
X For Classes -
X Class-name must be identical to the class-name of the corresponding
X CLASS-ID paragraph. -
X For Methods -
X Method-name must be identical to the method-name of the corresponding
X METHOD-ID paragraph.
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