diff --git a/reference/spl/splfileobject/fread.xml b/reference/spl/splfileobject/fread.xml
index 49c5c0917c..2e3da9896b 100644
--- a/reference/spl/splfileobject/fread.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/splfileobject/fread.xml
@@ -35,9 +35,50 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   The string read from the file.
+   Returns the string read from the file &return.falseforfailure;.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example xml:id="splfileobject.fread.examples.basic">
+    <title><methodname>SplFileObject::fread</methodname> example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+// Get contents of a file into a string
+$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt";
+$file = new SplFileObject($filename, "r");
+$contents = $file->fread($file->getSize());
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="notes">
+  &reftitle.notes;
+  <note>
+   <para>
+    Note that <methodname>SplFileObject::fread</methodname> reads from the current
+    position of the file pointer. Use <methodname>SplFileObject::ftell</methodname>
+    to find the current position of the pointer and <methodname>SplFileObject::rewind</methodname>
+    (or <methodname>SplFileObject::fseek</methodname>) to rewind the pointer position.
+   </para>
+  </note>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="seealso">
+  &reftitle.seealso;
+  <para>
+   <simplelist>
+    <member><function>fread</function></member>
+   </simplelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
 </refentry>
 
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