Can an iphone app shut itself down programmatically

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I want the user to start the app and leave it running. At one point, the app will finish what it is doing and will shut itself down.
How can I do that in Objective-C?

possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/355168/proper-way-to-exit-iphone-application — Brad Larson, May 06 '10 at 15:00
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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '10 at 12:01

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This is possible by using method:

exit(0);

However, be warned that Human Interface Guideliness discourage the use of this function, as it looks as if the application had crashed. The good solution for such a usecase is to prompt user that the application has finished working, and that he may close it now.

Hope this helps, Paul

answered May 06 '10 at 12:01

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Apple does not like apps committing suicide: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/355168/proper-way-to-exit-iphone-application/356342#356342 – progrmr May 06 '10 at 12:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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Thanks Paul. I found another thread at Proper way to exit iPhone application? Perhaps Apple doesnt like applications committing suicide ;)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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answered May 06 '10 at 12:09

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Can an iphone app shut itself down programmatically

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