.net - Return A String Array From A Function Without Initialising It First?

Public Function Foo() as String() Dim bar As String = {"bar1","bar2","bar3"}

Return bar End Function

My situation is similar to the code sample above where I'm returning a string array from a function.

What I would like to do is just return the string array without having to declare a variable first and then return the variable.Something like this, although this obviously doesn't work:

Return {"bar1","bar2","bar3"}

Is it possible to do this, I can't seem to find a method that works?