Why doesn’t stopping an application in iOS simulator trigger applicationWillTerminate:?
ios-simulator, objective-c, xcode
Solution
The simulator doesn't send `applicationWillTerminate:` because the springboard isn't sending you the kill code (SIGABRT), LLDB is. To trigger those delegate methods, you have to use the Home Button command (⌘+⇧+H), then pull up the multitasking drawer and kill your application from there. Your debugging session will immediately terminate, and the delegate method will fire successfully.
Problem
I have some code in my `AppDelegate`’s `applicationWillTerminate:` method but I don’t know how to test if it works. Using Xcode to stop the simulator does not trigger it. How do I test the code in applicationWillTerminate:? Please note that this is specific to the simulator and not the device.