What might be the circumstances, if any, in which one might prefer to code:

Dim arr() As String
Redim arr(1 to 4)
arr(1)="ab"
arr(2)="cd"
arr(3)="ef"
arr(4)="gh"

rather than:

Dim arr() As Variant
arr=Array("ab", "cd", "ef", "gh")

TIA,
Alan Beban