diff --git a/functions/dir.xml b/functions/dir.xml
index fd17064ed8..818b11a097 100644
--- a/functions/dir.xml
+++ b/functions/dir.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.29 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.30 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.dir">
   <title>Directory functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Directories</titleabbrev>
@@ -68,10 +68,19 @@
    </refnamediv>
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
-     <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>object</type><methodname>dir</methodname>
+    <classsynopsis>
+     <ooclass><classname>dir</classname></ooclass>
+     <constructorsynopsis>
+      <methodname>dir</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>directory</parameter></methodparam>
-     </methodsynopsis>
+     </constructorsynopsis>
+     <fieldsynopsis>
+      <type>string</type><varname>path</varname>
+     </fieldsynopsis>
+     <methodsynopsis><type>string</type><methodname>read</methodname><void/></methodsynopsis>
+     <methodsynopsis><type>void</type><methodname>rewind</methodname><void/></methodsynopsis>
+     <methodsynopsis><type>void</type><methodname>close</methodname><void/></methodsynopsis>
+    </classsynopsis>
     <para>
      A pseudo-object oriented mechanism for reading a directory.  The
      given <parameter>directory</parameter> is opened.  Two properties