Dim names() As String = {"Hefin", "Abbas", "Mathew", "Sam", "Anthony"} Dim first = names.First() 'Method One Dim firstA = names.First(Function(n) n(0) = "A") 'Gets the first element that starts with "A" 'n(index) decides which character matches n(0) means first Console.WriteLine("First Element is : " & first) Console.WriteLine("First Element That Starts with A is : " & firstA)