Dim arFNlist As New ArrayList() '''insert item from datatable to arraylist arFNlist.Add(strDelRR(rowServiceFootNotes.Item("fn"))) '''Remove duplicate from array ''source means your arraylist (arFNlist)'''''' Private Sub RemoveDuplicates(ByRef source As System.Collections.ArrayList) Dim destination As New System.Collections.ArrayList For Each item As Object In source If Not destination.Contains(item) Then destination.Add(item) End If Next source = destination End Sub '''Read value from arraylist For Each num In arFNlist lbl.text= num Next