- Array Help Needed -

i am useing VB.NET, and i am working within a windows form.

how can i delete an item in an array?
i know how to clear it, but i would like to remove that item so that all of the items following it will move up one position.

can this be done without having to write code to copy the next item and paste it up one position, and having to repeat that for each item in the array that follows the deleted item. my array is very large so i would like to avoid doing that.

thanks.