>>Hi All,
>>
>>VFP describes Collection.Remove method as
>>Use to remove a member object from a collection.
>>
>>.NET describes a similar Collection(Of T).RemoveAt method as
>>Removes the element at the specified index of the Collection(Of T).
>>
>>Notice indefinite articles in the first case, and definite ones in the second -- e.g. "a collection" vs "the Collection".
>>
>>My three questions:
>>- are they both correct ?
>>- which one is preferable ?
>>- should I bother ?
>>
>>Thank you!
>
>They both sort of feel correct. I think it is the absence/presence of the parameter in the first/second construction that determines the use of the indefinite/definite article.

Well the true .net equivalent is

Collection<T>.Remove()

but anyway;

I'd say 'the collection' is correct. After all it is a method of the collection and can't be used to remove an element from any other collection....