So in C# if I wanted to create a new collection with elements in the same statement the code would be..
// C# collection initializer
var animals = new List<string> { "Dog", "Cat", "Lion", "Badger", "Elephant" };
The equivalent in VB.Net is..
' VB.NET collection initializer
Dim animals As New List(Of String) From { "Dog", "Cat", "Lion", "Badger", "Elephant" }
-- Lee