diff --git a/reference/array/functions/in-array.xml b/reference/array/functions/in-array.xml
index f1fa4cd0b7..2914ff31aa 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/in-array.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/in-array.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.in-array" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>in_array</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Checks if a value exists in an array</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Checks if a value exists in an array using loose comparison if </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsect1 role="description">
   &reftitle.description;
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
    <type>bool</type><methodname>in_array</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>needle</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>haystack</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>strict</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>strict</parameter><initializer>&false;</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Searches <parameter>haystack</parameter> for <parameter>needle</parameter>.
+   Searches <parameter>haystack</parameter> for <parameter>needle</parameter> using loose comparison 
+   unless <parameter>strict</parameter> is set.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="parameters">