can an iphone app shut itself down programatically

Question

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 Objectve C

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Thanks Paul. I found another thread at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/355168/proper-way-to-exit-iphone-application Perhaps Apple doesnt like applications committing suicide ;)