diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml b/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
index 17228f6bf8..6e6dca7f35 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/explode.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,37 @@ echo $pass; // *
     </programlisting>
    </example>
   </para>
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title><function>explode</function> return examples</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+/* A string that doesn't contain the delimiter will simply return a one-length array of the original string. */
+$input1 = "hello";
+$input2 = "hello,there";
+var_dump( explode( ',', $input1 ) );
+var_dump( explode( ',', $input2 ) );
+
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+array(1)
+(
+    [0] => string(5) "hello"
+)
+array(2)
+(
+    [0] => string(5) "hello"
+    [1] => string(5) "there"
+)
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
   <para>
    <example>
     <title><parameter>limit</parameter> parameter examples</title>