diff --git a/reference/filter/functions/filter-input-array.xml b/reference/filter/functions/filter-input-array.xml
index 24d6adbd85..6da6e47c04 100644
--- a/reference/filter/functions/filter-input-array.xml
+++ b/reference/filter/functions/filter-input-array.xml
@@ -67,11 +67,17 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   An array containing the values of the requested variables on success, or &false; 
-   on failure. An array value will be &false; if the filter fails, or &null; if 
+   An array containing the values of the requested variables on success.
+   If the input array designated by <parameter>type</parameter> is not populated,
+   the function returns &null; if the <constant>FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE</constant>
+   flag is not given, or &false; otherwise. For other failures, &false; is returned.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   An array value will be &false; if the filter fails, or &null; if 
    the variable is not set. Or if the flag <constant>FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE</constant>
    is used, it returns &false; if the variable is not set and &null; if the filter 
-   fails.
+   fails. If the <parameter>add_empty</parameter> parameter is &false;, no array
+   element will be added for unset variables.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -87,10 +93,10 @@ error_reporting(E_ALL | E_STRICT);
 /* data actually came from POST
 $_POST = array(
     'product_id'    => 'libgd<script>',
-    'component'     => '10',
-    'versions'      => '2.0.33',
-    'testscalar'    => array('2', '23', '10', '12'),
-    'testarray'     => '2',
+    'component'     => array('10'),
+    'version'      => '2.0.33',
+    'testarray'    => array('2', '23', '10', '12'),
+    'testscalar'     => '2',
 );
 */
 
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ $args = array(
                             'flags'     => FILTER_REQUIRE_ARRAY, 
                             'options'   => array('min_range' => 1, 'max_range' => 10)
                            ),
-    'versions'     => FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED,
+    'version'     => FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED,
     'doesnotexist' => FILTER_VALIDATE_INT,
     'testscalar'   => array(
                             'filter' => FILTER_VALIDATE_INT,
@@ -131,16 +137,22 @@ array(6) {
     [0]=>
     int(10)
   }
-  ["versions"]=>
+  ["version"]=>
   string(6) "2.0.33"
   ["doesnotexist"]=>
   NULL
   ["testscalar"]=>
-  bool(false)
+  int(2)
   ["testarray"]=>
-  array(1) {
+  array(4) {
     [0]=>
     int(2)
+    [1]=>
+    int(23)
+    [2]=>
+    int(10)
+    [3]=>
+    int(12)
   }
 }
 ]]>