diff --git a/functions/var.xml b/functions/var.xml
index 98c146385e..f8d6efbdac 100644
--- a/functions/var.xml
+++ b/functions/var.xml
@@ -903,8 +903,8 @@ if (!odbc_execute ($stmt, &$sqldata)) {
     <title>Description</title>
     <funcsynopsis>
      <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>int <function>settype</function></funcdef>
-      <paramdef>string <parameter>var</parameter></paramdef>
+      <funcdef>boolean <function>settype</function></funcdef>
+      <paramdef>mixed <parameter>var</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>string <parameter>type</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
     </funcsynopsis>
@@ -915,6 +915,7 @@ if (!odbc_execute ($stmt, &amp;$sqldata)) {
     <para>
      Possibles values of <parameter>type</parameter> are:
      <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem><simpara>"boolean"</simpara></listitem>
       <listitem><simpara>"integer"</simpara></listitem>
       <listitem><simpara>"double"</simpara></listitem>
       <listitem><simpara>"string"</simpara></listitem>
@@ -925,6 +926,18 @@ if (!odbc_execute ($stmt, &amp;$sqldata)) {
     <para>
      Returns true if successful; otherwise returns false.
     </para>
+    <para>
+     <example>
+      <title><function>settype</function> example</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+$foo = "5bar"; // string
+$bar = true;   // boolean
+
+settype($foo, "integer"); // $foo is now 5   (integer)
+settype($bar, "string");  // $bar is now "1" (string)
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
     <para>
      See also <function>gettype</function>.
     </para>