Vb.net – How to declare an array inline in VB.NET

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I am looking for the VB.NET equivalent of

var strings = new string[] {"abc", "def", "ghi"};

Dim strings() As String = {"abc", "def", "ghi"}

new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(array));

Modern browsers have Array#includes, which does exactly that and is widely supported by everyone except IE:

console.log(['joe', 'jane', 'mary'].includes('jane')); //true

You can also use Array#indexOf, which is less direct, but doesn't require polyfills for outdated browsers.

console.log(['joe', 'jane', 'mary'].indexOf('jane') >= 0); //true

Many frameworks also offer similar methods:

Notice that some frameworks implement this as a function, while others add the function to the array prototype.