diff --git a/functions/ibase.xml b/functions/ibase.xml
index 42698b47f9..29b834b386 100644
--- a/functions/ibase.xml
+++ b/functions/ibase.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.43 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.44 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.ibase">
   <title>InterBase functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>InterBase</titleabbrev>
@@ -297,10 +297,22 @@ magic_quotes_sybase = On
       </paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
     </funcsynopsis>
-    <simpara>
-     Returns the next row specified by the result identifier obtained
-     using the <function>ibase_query</function>.
-    </simpara>
+    <para>
+     Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row, or &false;
+     if there are no more rows.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     <function>ibase_fetch_row</function> fetches one row of data from
+     the result associated with the specified
+     <parameter>result_identifier</parameter>.  The row is returned as
+     an array.  Each result column is stored in an array offset,
+     starting at offset 0.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     Subsequent call to <function>ibase_fetch_row</function> would
+     return the next row in the result set, or &false; if there are no
+     more rows.
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
@@ -340,6 +352,11 @@ magic_quotes_sybase = On
       </programlisting>
      </informalexample>
     </para>
+    <para>
+     Subsequent call to <function>ibase_fetch_object</function> would
+     return the next row in the result set, or &false; if there are no
+     more rows.
+    </para>
     <para>
      See also <function>ibase_fetch_row</function>.
     </para>