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title: "shutdown()"
slug: "shutdown"
updated: 2026-02-12T14:34:41Z
published: 2026-02-12T14:34:41Z
canonical: "docs.developer.comcast.com/shutdown"
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# shutdown()

## shutdown()

The app shuts itself down and returns to the X1 UI. This method is a replacement for `window.close()`.

#### Signature:

`$badger.shutdown()`

#### Parameters:

None.

#### Return Values:

None.

#### Usage Example:

```
$badger.shutdown();
```

#### Mandatory Integration:

Must be called any time a user has pressed the LAST key on their remote when the app is at the top of its view stack. Must be called anywhere the app would have normally called `window.close()`.