diff --git a/reference/var/functions/floatval.xml b/reference/var/functions/floatval.xml
index c118835837..3db4d10ce3 100644
--- a/reference/var/functions/floatval.xml
+++ b/reference/var/functions/floatval.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ $var = '122.34343The';
 $float_value_of_var = floatval($var);
 echo $float_value_of_var; // 122.34343
 ?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title><function>floatval</function> non-numeric leftmost characters Example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$var = 'The122.34343';
+$float_value_of_var = floatval($var);
+echo $float_value_of_var; // 0
+?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
    </example>