C#

XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyObjectType));
reader = new FileStream(filepath, FileMode.Open);
                    
myObject = ((MyObjectType)serializer.Deserialize(reader));

XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyObjectType));
reader = new FileStream(filepath, FileMode.Open);
System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings xmlSettings = new System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings();
xmlSettings.IgnoreWhitespace = false;
System.Xml.XmlReader xmlReader = System.Xml.XmlReader.Create(reader,xmlSettings);
                    
myObject = ((MyObjectType)serializer.Deserialize(xmlReader));

int arraySize = 2;
System.Drawing.Image[] imageArray1 = new System.Drawing.Image[arraySize];
// or
System.Drawing.Image[] imageArray2 = new System.Drawing.Image[] {
    System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(streamThatHasImage1),
    System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(streamThatHasImage2) };

devvvy wrote:

a. WPF apps? (Windows Presentation Foundation - I'm new to this)

Application.Current.Shutdown();

devvvy wrote:

b. ASP.NET APP (What if I jsut want to stop the webapp, not IIS?)

<httpRuntime enabled="false" />

private void btnClose_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  Configuration config = OpenWebConfiguration(ApplicationPath);
  HttpRuntimeSection httpRuntimeSection = config.GetSection("system.web/httpRuntime") as HttpRuntimeSection;
  bool httpRuntimeSectionEnabled = httpRuntimeSection.Enable;

  httpRuntimeSection.Enable = !httpRuntimeSectionEnabled;
  SaveConfig(config);
}

private void SaveConfig(Configuration config) 
{
  RemotingManager.ShutdownTargetApplication();
  config.NamespaceDeclared = true;

  if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ApplicationPath) || string.IsNullOrEmpty((string)Session[APP_PHYSICAL_PATH])) 
  {
    Server.Transfer("~/expired.aspx");
  }

  config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Minimal);
}

'Declare a Form global boolean to keep the ItemChecked event from being called in an infinite loop
Dim bFirstChange as Boolean = True

Private Sub Listview1_ItemChecked(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.ItemCheckedEventArgs) Handles Listview1.ItemChecked
    If ((ModifierKeys = Keys.Control) Or (ModifierKeys = Keys.Shift)) Then
        If (bFirstChange) Then
            bFirstChange = False
            e.Item.Checked = Not e.Item.Checked
        Else
            bFirstChange = True
        End If
        Exit Sub
    End If
    'Accentuate that the row is checked
    If (e.Item.Checked) Then
        e.Item.SubItems(0).Text = "+"
        e.Item.BackColor = Color.LightYellow
    Else
        e.Item.SubItems(0).Text = "-"
        e.Item.BackColor = Color.White
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub ListView1_ItemCheck(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.ItemCheckEventArgs) Handles ListView1.ItemCheck
  If (ModifierKeys And (Keys.Shift Or Keys.Control)) <> 0 Then e.NewValue = e.CurrentValue
End Sub