NativeApplication.nativeApplication.exit() doesn’t exit

If your AIR application needs to do something (e.g. saving some settings) before quitting, you may listen to the Event.EXITING event, and then preventDefault(), then do something, and finally call NativeApplication.nativeApplication.exit() to quit. But, if you call NativeApplication.nativeApplication.exit() too quickly (e.g. call it right after preventDefault())), your application won’t exit. The solution is to wait some time (e.g. 100 ms) and call this function.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" applicationComplete="init();">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private function init():void
{
NativeApplication.nativeApplication.addEventListener(Event.EXITING, onExiting);
}
private function onExiting(e:Event):void
{
e.preventDefault();
var t:Timer = new Timer(100);
t.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer);
t.start();

}
private function onTimer(e:TimerEvent):void
{
NativeApplication.nativeApplication.exit();
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
</mx:WindowedApplication>

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