diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst
index 54e8df6..b86a0c8 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst
@@ -603,9 +603,9 @@
 
 	/*
 	class Myclass {
-		var  $title = 'My Title';
-		var  $content = 'My Content';
-		var  $date = 'My Date';
+		public $title = 'My Title';
+		public $content = 'My Content';
+		public $date = 'My Date';
 	}
 	*/
 
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@
 
 	/*
 	class Myclass {
-		var  $title = 'My Title';
-		var  $content = 'My Content';
-		var  $date = 'My Date';
+		public $title = 'My Title';
+		public $content = 'My Content';
+		public $date = 'My Date';
 	}
 	*/
 
@@ -766,9 +766,9 @@
 
 	/*
 	class Myclass {
-		var  $title = 'My Title';
-		var  $content = 'My Content';
-		var  $date = 'My Date';
+		public $title = 'My Title';
+		public $content = 'My Content';
+		public $date = 'My Date';
 	}
 	*/
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
index 87f63e4..2e1e025 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 	class Blog_model extends CI_Model {
 
-	    var $title   = '';
-	    var $content = '';
-	    var $date    = '';
+	    public $title   = '';
+	    public $content = '';
+	    public $date    = '';
 
 	    function __construct()
 	    {