I am attempting to define and populate an array. I'm just learning VB (I've been a DBA for years and I'm back at being a developer after being away from doing the actual development for YEARS.)

This is the code:
        Dim strMyFriends() As String = ("Robbin", "Bryan", "Stephanie", "Sydney", "Katie")

I continue to get an error stating that a ')' is expected at the location of the first comma.

What did I do wrong?

Thanks for your help.

You should use { instead of (

dim strMyFriends() as string = {"Robbin", "Bryan",...}

Thank you.
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