diff --git a/functions/strings.xml b/functions/strings.xml
index da3836a175..cfefa42849 100644
--- a/functions/strings.xml
+++ b/functions/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.129 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.130 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.strings">
   <title>String functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Strings</titleabbrev>
@@ -612,14 +612,15 @@ I have <?=$foo?> foo.
      boundaries formed by the string <parameter>separator</parameter>.
      If <parameter>limit</parameter> is set, the returned array will
      contain a maximum of <parameter>limit</parameter> elements with
-     the last element containing the whole rest of
-     <parameter>string</parameter>.  If an empty string ("") is used
-     as the <parameter>separator</parameter> argument, then
+     the last element containing the rest of
+     <parameter>string</parameter>.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     If <parameter>separator</parameter> is an empty string (""),
      <function>explode</function> will return &false;.  If
-     <parameter>separator</parameter> contains a value that is not
-     contained in the <parameter>string</parameter> argument,
-     then<function>explode</function> will return the
-     <parameter>string</parameter> argument.
+     <parameter>separator</parameter> contains a value that is not contained
+     in <parameter>string</parameter>, then <function>explode</function> will
+     return an array containing <parameter>string</parameter>.
     </para>
     <note>
      <para>
@@ -629,11 +630,14 @@ I have <?=$foo?> foo.
     </note>
     <para>
      <example>
-      <title><function>explode</function> example</title>
+      <title><function>explode</function> examples</title>
       <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 $pizza = "piece1 piece2 piece3 piece4 piece5 piece6";
 $pieces = explode(" ", $pizza);
+
+$data = "foo:*:1023:1000::/home/foo:/bin/sh";
+list($user,$pass,$uid,$gid,$gecos,$home,$shell) = explode(":",$data);
 ]]>
       </programlisting>
      </example>