Exit on back key when app is in back ground

[Anurag Bansal]

Hi All,
My application does not exit when it is in back ground and i press the back key of mobile it gives do you want to exit if i say yes then it doesn't exit,and this is must for symbian signing.
actually in AppUi i m doing
case EEikCmdExit:
ExternalizeSettingsDataL();
iIndicatorIcon->SetIndicatorIconL();
ApplicationUtils::SendToBackground(KUidXfoneApp);
if(!(iAppEngine->iEnable))
iAppEngine->Start();
break;

case EAknSoftkeyExit:
ExternalizeSettingsDataL();
Exit();
break;


So plz help me.

[ssn.kishore]

Hi Anurag,

What do you mean by the "back key"? Could you elaborate?

[stenlik]

Hello,

I do not follow 100% what are you asking for... There is no need to exit the application for the Symbian Sign if there is good reason to let it run in the background. But there should be also the possibility in the menu to really exit and stop the application (asking user via dialog - as you suggest).

Regards,
STeN

[yogpan]

Hi,
Did u try to debug your application as to where the control comes when you are pressing "back" key( which I understand is the soft key you are talking about) because if the control is coming to case EEikCmdExit then obivously your application won't close(according to your implementation). I would suggest you to put up breakpoint in your switch case and check which case is getting invoked.
As Stenlink suggested the application not exiting and going to background should not be a problem for Symbian signing.

[Anurag Bansal]

Done

I have implemented the following code

void CMyAppAppUi::HandleWsEventL(const TWsEvent &aEvent,
CCoeControl *aDestination)
{
// LogFile::Print("Inside HandleWsEventL =%d\n\r",aEvent.Type());
if (aEvent.Type() == 1000)
{
// LogFile::Print("Inside HandleWsEventL =%d\n\r",aEvent.Key()->iCode);
if(aEvent.Key()->iCode == 1)
{
LogFile::Print("Inside KAknUidValueEndKeyCloseEvent\n\r");
Exit();
}
}

else
{
CAknViewAppUi::HandleWsEventL(aEvent, aDestination);
}
}

[yogpan]

Hi,
but is the control coming to the swich case of ProcessCommandL() in your AppUi?? I guess not because your are directly calling Exit() from your HandleWsEventL(). Is that the behaviour you are getting?? I would suggest dont directly call Exit() from there also call CAknViewAppUi::HandleWsEventL(aEvent, aDestination); from there and put logs in your ProcessCommandL() to check whether you are getting control there or not.

[Anurag Bansal]

Hi yogpan if i do this is there any problem at the time of signing?

[yogpan]

Hi Anurag,
It depends if your application is like server application which needs to run continously in the background then as Stenlink has already pointed out you should have a strong reson for it and the user should have the provision to be able to close the application from menu then you can still get symbian sign.

[Anurag Bansal]

o.k Thanx Yogpan