diff --git a/language/types/string.xml b/language/types/string.xml
index 941031e600..c06e2e6d3d 100644
--- a/language/types/string.xml
+++ b/language/types/string.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
 <sect1 xml:id="language.types.string">
  <title>Strings</title>
 
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ EOD;
 /* More complex example, with variables. */
 class foo
 {
-    var $foo;
-    var $bar;
+    public $foo;
+    public $bar;
 
     function foo()
     {