Dismissing UIAlertViews when entering background state

Question

Apple recommends dismissing any UIAlertViews/UIActionSheets when entering background state in iOS 4. This is to avoid any confusion on the user\'s part when he

Answer 1

if you only have one or two specific alert windows you show (as do most apps), then you can just create an assign ivar to the alert:

@property (nonatomic, assign) UIAlertView* alertview;

Then, in the app delegate:

[self.viewController.alertview dismissWithClickedButtonIndex:[self.viewController.alertview cancelButtonIndex] animated:NO];

You can put this in applicationDidEnterBackground: or wherever you see fit. It closes the alert programmatically upon application exit. I've been doing this and it works great.