diff --git a/reference/simplexml/functions/simplexml-element-asXML.xml b/reference/simplexml/functions/simplexml-element-asXML.xml
index dd93ed7087..e906c993eb 100644
--- a/reference/simplexml/functions/simplexml-element-asXML.xml
+++ b/reference/simplexml/functions/simplexml-element-asXML.xml
@@ -1,26 +1,57 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
-  <refentry id='function.simplexml-element-asXML'>
-   <refnamediv>
-    <refname>SimpleXMLElement->asXML</refname>
-    <refpurpose>
-     Return a well-formed XML string based on SimpleXML element
-    </refpurpose>
-   </refnamediv>
-   <refsect1>
-    <title>Description</title>
-    <methodsynopsis>
-     <type>string</type><methodname>SimpleXMLElement->asXML</methodname>
-     <void/>
-    </methodsynopsis>
-    <para>
-     The <literal>asXML</literal> method formats the parent object's data
-     in XML version 1.0.
-    </para>
-    <para>
-     <example>
-      <title>Get XML</title>
-      <programlisting role="php">
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<refentry id='function.simplexml-element-asXML'>
+ <refnamediv>
+  <refname>SimpleXMLElement->asXML</refname>
+  <refpurpose>
+   Return a well-formed XML string based on SimpleXML element
+  </refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsect1 role="description">
+  &reftitle.description;
+  <methodsynopsis>
+   <type>mixed</type><methodname>SimpleXMLElement->asXML</methodname>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
+  </methodsynopsis>
+  <para>
+   The <literal>asXML</literal> method formats the parent object's data
+   in XML version 1.0.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="parameters">
+  &reftitle.parameters;
+  <para>
+   <variablelist>
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>filename</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       If specified, the function writes the data to the file rather than
+       returning it.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+   </variablelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
+  &reftitle.returnvalues;
+  <para>
+   If the <parameter>filename</parameter> isn't specified, this function
+   returns a <type>string</type> on success and &false; on error. If the
+   parameter is specified, it returns &true; if the file was written
+   successfully and &false; otherwise.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title>Get XML</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 $string = <<<XML
@@ -41,18 +72,18 @@ echo $xml->asXML(); // <?xml ... <a><b><c>text</c><c>stuff</c> ...
 
 ?>
 ]]>
-      </programlisting>
-     </example>
-    </para>
-    <para>
-     <literal>asXML</literal> also works on Xpath results:
-     <example>
-      <title>
-       Using asXML() on 
-       <link linkend="function.simplexml-element-xpath">Xpath</link>
-       results
-      </title>
-      <programlisting role="php">
+    </programlisting>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   <literal>asXML</literal> also works on Xpath results:
+   <example>
+    <title>
+     Using asXML() on 
+     <link linkend="function.simplexml-element-xpath">Xpath</link>
+     results
+    </title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 // Continued from example XML above.
@@ -65,11 +96,11 @@ while(list( , $node) = each($result)) {
 }
 ?>
 ]]>
-      </programlisting>
-     </example>
-    </para>
-   </refsect1>
-  </refentry>
+    </programlisting>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
 
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