diff --git a/reference/var/functions/gettype.xml b/reference/var/functions/gettype.xml
index f2b6681a10..7707a6cd6c 100644
--- a/reference/var/functions/gettype.xml
+++ b/reference/var/functions/gettype.xml
@@ -1,96 +1,118 @@
-
-
-
-
- gettype
- Get the type of a variable
-
-
- &reftitle.description;
-
- stringgettype
- mixedvar
-
-
- Returns the type of the PHP variable
- var.
-
-
+
+
+
+ gettype
+ Get the type of a variable
+
+
+
+ &reftitle.description;
+
+ stringgettype
+ mixedvar
+
+
+ Returns the type of the PHP variable
+ var.
+
+
+
+ Never use gettype to test for a certain type,
+ since the returned string may be subject to change in a future version.
+ In addition, it is slow too, as it involves string comparison.
+
+
+ Instead, use the is_* functions.
+
+
+
+
+
+ &reftitle.returnvalues;
+
+ Possibles values for the returned string are:
+
+
- Never use gettype to test for a certain type,
- since the returned string may be subject to change in a future version.
- In addition, it is slow too, as it involves string comparison.
+ "boolean" (since PHP 4)
+
+
- Instead, use the is_* functions.
+ "integer"
-
-
-
- &reftitle.returnvalues;
-
- Possibles values for the returned string are:
-
-
- "boolean" (since PHP 4)
-
-
- "integer"
-
-
- "double" (for historical reasons "double" is
- returned in case of a float, and not simply
- "float")
-
-
- "string"
-
-
- "array"
-
-
- "object"
-
-
- "resource" (since PHP 4)
-
-
- "NULL" (since PHP 4)
-
-
- "user function" (PHP 3 only, deprecated)
-
-
- "unknown type"
-
-
-
-
- For PHP 4, you should use function_exists and
- method_exists to replace the prior usage of
- gettype on a function.
-
-
-
- &reftitle.seealso;
-
-
- settype
- is_array
- is_bool
- is_float
- is_int
- is_null
- is_numeric
- is_object
- is_resource
- is_scalar
- is_string
-
-
-
-
+
+
+
+ "double" (for historical reasons "double" is
+ returned in case of a float, and not simply
+ "float")
+
+
+
+
+ "string"
+
+
+
+
+ "array"
+
+
+
+
+ "object"
+
+
+
+
+ "resource" (since PHP 4)
+
+
+
+
+ "NULL" (since PHP 4)
+
+
+
+
+ "user function" (PHP 3 only, deprecated)
+
+
+
+
+ "unknown type"
+
+
+
+
+
+ For PHP 4, you should use function_exists and
+ method_exists to replace the prior usage of
+ gettype on a function.
+
+
+
+
+ &reftitle.seealso;
+
+
+ settype
+ is_array
+ is_bool
+ is_float
+ is_int
+ is_null
+ is_numeric
+ is_object
+ is_resource
+ is_scalar
+ is_string
+
+
+
+