diff --git a/language/oop5/basic.xml b/language/oop5/basic.xml
index 992e271eca..87042f83fe 100644
--- a/language/oop5/basic.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/basic.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.25 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.26 $ -->
 
  <sect1 xml:id="language.oop5.basic" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
   <title>The Basics</title>
@@ -122,6 +122,30 @@ EOD;
     Functions</link>.
     </para>
    </note>
+
+   <para>
+    Unlike heredocs, nowdocs can be used in any static data context.
+    <example>
+     <title>Static data example</title>
+     <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+class foo {
+    // As of PHP 5.3.0
+    public $bar = <<<'EOT'
+bar
+EOT;
+}
+?>
+]]>
+     </programlisting>
+    </example>
+   </para>
+   <note>
+    <para>
+     Nowdoc support was added in PHP 5.3.0.
+    </para>
+   </note>
   </sect2>
 
   <sect2 xml:id="language.oop5.basic.new">
diff --git a/language/oop5/constants.xml b/language/oop5/constants.xml
index 36f549f6dd..1a4f3fb3e5 100644
--- a/language/oop5/constants.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/constants.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.15 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.16 $ -->
  <sect1 xml:id="language.oop5.constants" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
   <title>Class Constants</title>
   <para>
@@ -45,7 +45,32 @@ echo $class::constant."\n"; // As of PHP 5.3.0
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
+  
+  <example>
+   <title>Static data example</title>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+class foo {
+    // As of PHP 5.3.0
+    const bar = <<<'EOT'
+bar
+EOT;
+}
+?>
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+   <para>
+    Unlike heredocs, nowdocs can be used in any static data context.
+   </para>
+  </example>
 
+  <note>
+   <para>
+    Nowdoc support was added in PHP 5.3.0.
+   </para>
+  </note>
+   
  </sect1>
  
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