diff --git a/reference/xmlreader/xmlreader/xml.xml b/reference/xmlreader/xmlreader/xml.xml
index 82ee1ade9c..d8bb326151 100644
--- a/reference/xmlreader/xmlreader/xml.xml
+++ b/reference/xmlreader/xmlreader/xml.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
  <refsect1 role="description">
   &reftitle.description;
   <methodsynopsis>
-   <modifier>public</modifier> <modifier>static</modifier>
-   <type>bool</type>
-   <methodname>XMLReader::xml</methodname>
+   <type class="union"><type>bool</type><type>XMLReader</type></type><methodname>XMLReader::XML</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>source</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>encoding</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type class="union"><type>string</type><type>null</type></type><parameter>encoding</parameter><initializer>&null;</initializer></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>flags</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@
      <row>
       <entry>8.0.0</entry>
       <entry>
-       <methodname>XMLReader::xml</methodname> is now declared as static method,
+       <methodname>XMLReader::XML</methodname> is now declared as static method,
        but can still be called on an <classname>XMLReader</classname> instance.
       </entry>
      </row>