diff --git a/reference/classobj/functions/get-object-vars.xml b/reference/classobj/functions/get-object-vars.xml
index 80fad981b6..7648c16f07 100644
--- a/reference/classobj/functions/get-object-vars.xml
+++ b/reference/classobj/functions/get-object-vars.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.11 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.12 $ -->
 <refentry xml:id="function.get-object-vars" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>get_object_vars</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Gets the properties of the given object</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Gets the public properties of the given object</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsect1 role="description">
   &reftitle.description;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>object</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Gets the properties of the given <parameter>object</parameter>.
+   Gets the public properties of the given <parameter>object</parameter>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   Returns an associative array of defined object properties for the
+   Returns an associative array of defined object public properties for the
    specified <parameter>object</parameter>. If a property have not been
    assigned a value, it will be returned with a &null; value.
   </para>
@@ -71,35 +71,17 @@
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-class Point2D {
-    var $x, $y;
-    var $label;
 
-    function Point2D($x, $y)
-    {
-        $this->x = $x;
-        $this->y = $y;
-    }
-
-    function setLabel($label)
-    {
-        $this->label = $label;
-    }
-
-    function getPoint()
-    {
-        return array("x" => $this->x,
-                     "y" => $this->y,
-                     "label" => $this->label);
-    }
+class foo {
+    private $a;
+    public $b = 1;
+    public $c;
+    private $d;
+    static $e;
 }
 
-// "$label" is declared but not defined
-$p1 = new Point2D(1.233, 3.445);
-print_r(get_object_vars($p1));
-
-$p1->setLabel("point #1");
-print_r(get_object_vars($p1));
+$test = new foo;
+var_dump(get_object_vars($test));
 
 ?>
 ]]>
@@ -107,19 +89,12 @@ print_r(get_object_vars($p1));
     &example.outputs;
     <screen>
 <![CDATA[
- Array
- (
-     [x] => 1.233
-     [y] => 3.445
-     [label] =>
- )
-
- Array
- (
-     [x] => 1.233
-     [y] => 3.445
-     [label] => point #1
- )
+array(2) {
+  ["b"]=>
+  int(1)
+  ["c"]=>
+  NULL
+}
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>