diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/strcspn.xml b/reference/strings/functions/strcspn.xml
index b19d753441..f37fd8da7e 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/strcspn.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/strcspn.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/strings.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.strcspn">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
      contain any of the characters in <parameter>str2</parameter>.
     </simpara>
     <simpara>
-     Additionally it accepts two optional integer
-     parameters that can be used to define the starting position
-     and the length of the string to examine.
+     As of PHP 4.3.0, <function>strcspn</function> accepts two optional 
+     <type>integer</type> parameters that can be used to define the 
+     <parameter>start</parameter> position and the 
+     <parameter>length</parameter> of the string to examine.
     </simpara>
 
     &note.bin-safe;
diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/strspn.xml b/reference/strings/functions/strspn.xml
index 84def95118..56dfa23007 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/strspn.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/strspn.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/strings.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.strspn">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ $var = strspn("42 is the answer, what is the question ...", "1234567890");
      will assign 2 to <varname>$var</varname>, because the string "42" will
      be the longest segment containing characters from "1234567890".
     </para>
+    <simpara>
+     As of PHP 4.3.0, <function>strspn</function> accepts two optional 
+     <type>integer</type> parameters that can be used to define the 
+     <parameter>start</parameter> position and the 
+     <parameter>length</parameter> of the string to examine.
+    </simpara>
     <para>
-     Additionally it accepts two optional integer
-     parameters that can be used to define the starting position
-     and the length of the string to examine.
      <informalexample>
       <programlisting role="php">
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