ASP.NET

Dim country() As String = ("India", "UK", "Indonesia", "Japan", "Sri Lanka", "Singapore")

Dim country() As String = {"India", "UK", "Indonesia", "Japan", "Sri Lanka", "Singapore"}

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        Console.WriteLine(getCountry("In"))
        Console.Read()
    End Sub

    Function getCountry(ByVal prefixText As String)
        Dim country() As String = {"India", "UK", "Indonesia", "Japan", "Sri Lanka", "Singapore"}
        ' Return matching country 
        Return (From m In country Where m.StartsWith(prefixText, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) Select m).First()
    End Function

End Module

<WebMethod()>
Public Function blabla(ByVal prefixText As String, ByVal count As Integer) As List<String>
    Dim country As String = ("India", "UK", "Indonesia", "Japan", "Sri Lanka", "Singapore")
    Dim Qry = (From m In country Where m.ToString.StartsWith(prefixText, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) Select m).Take(count)
    Return Qry.ToList
End Function

ServiceMethod="blabla"
ServicePath="MyPage.aspx"

	<system.web>
		<compilation debug="false">
			...
		</compilation>
...