Remove array element within function

[Rekel]

Is there an easy way to remove elements from an array passed in 
as a parameter?

Every example I find does something along the lines of:
```d
int[] a = ...
long index = countUntil(a, element);
a = a.remove(index);
````

But what do you do when you have?:
```d
void function(int[] a){
     . . .
     long index = countUntil(a, element);
     a.remove(index);
}
```

I assume I can't use a=a.remove(index), as I'm guessing this will 
only change the array inside the function itself, not the array 
that's actually used to call the function.

Am I the only one slightly unamused by how arrays/ranges work? 
They keep backfiring on me, or require weird additions other 
languages wouldn't require such as manually changing .length, or 
worrying about what operation returns a copy etc. (Kind of 
jealous of java's ease here)