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Re: UIApplication terminate?


  • Subject: Re: UIApplication terminate?
  • From: Luke the Hiesterman <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:30:51 -0700

On Mar 16, 2010, at 1:41 AM, Steve Cronin wrote:

> Folks;
>
> I have an iPhone application that is used for a very specific purpose.
>
> After perusing and modifying data the user is given the option to effectively [Cancel]  or  [Save]
>
> After they have made their decision the app's purpose has been served for this instance.
> What I would like to do is exit gracefully.
>
> Back in the day you could [NSApp terminate] and all notifications etc were broadcast and an orderly end was accomplished.
>
> I don't want to pester the user with another alert or a dead screen for which the only reasonable action is [Home].
>
> I'd like to shut the application down - I believe this is what the user will desire.

You believe? If the user desires to exit an app, they'll hit that handy home button. This is how the system is designed. Please design your applications according to this principle.

Luke

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