Exiting an Android application

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I have developed an application and there are many activities in this project. In setting activity, I place one exit button, on click event of that exit button I want to exit whole application. So what should I do for that?

Alot of answers here: http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=android+exit+application — Fredrik Leijon, Mar 23 '11 at 06:43
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2033914/quitting-an-application-is-that-frowned-upon/2034238#2034238 — Akram, May 14 '12 at 12:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 23 '11 at 06:47

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if you are calling activity B from an activity A.and C from B

A->B

use startactivityforresult from A

and again B->C

use startactivityforresult from B

and when you want to exit from C then setResult(i.e. RESULT_OK) and finish C.and in OnActivityResult() in B,check if resultcode == RESULT_OK then again finish B and setresult(RESULT_OK) for A.same procedure will follow to finish A.

this will exit you from the application.and application will start from A not from C.

answered Mar 23 '11 at 06:47

ankita gahoi

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but there are lots of activity. so how can i handle whole project – Ramesh Solanki Mar 23 '11 at 06:53
actually android doesn't exit application,it handles from its own way,what we can do,exit from all application,by this process.else you can hide your application by launching home page. moveTaskToBack(true); – ankita gahoi Mar 23 '11 at 07:56

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 23 '11 at 06:47

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I think finish() is what you are looking for.

answered Mar 23 '11 at 06:47

Ham Vocke

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but finish is exit only current activity – Ramesh Solanki Mar 23 '11 at 06:51

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 14 '12 at 12:30

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Use this to end an Application System.exit(0);

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 23 '11 at 07:20

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As a bad example - u can create your own broadcast 'com.example.KILL_ACTIVITIES' and send it in onBackPressed method. So, all your activities must be registered to this broadcast and call finish() when receive that broadcast.

answered Mar 23 '11 at 07:20

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 23 '11 at 07:22

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"Android" programs aren't supposed to have an EXIT button. See any app that comes pre-installed in your device and check if any of them actually have an EXIT button. Exit makes no sense. It just ends up giving a sense of false security to the user.

answered Mar 23 '11 at 07:22

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[More](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2033914/quitting-an-application-is-that-frowned-upon) like minded people here.. – Anand Sainath Mar 23 '11 at 17:24

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 23 '11 at 07:31

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Just write this code in your application

moveTaskToBack(true);

And you will be thrown out to main android desktop..

answered Mar 23 '11 at 07:31

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