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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml
index 261f19b3534..760f9b69d47 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml
@@ -153,11 +153,12 @@ ereport(ERROR,
errmsg("function %s is not unique",
func_signature_string(funcname, nargs,
NIL, actual_arg_types)),
- errhint("Unable to choose a best candidate function. "
- "You might need to add explicit typecasts."));
+ errdetail("Could not choose a best candidate function."),
+ errhint("You might need to add explicit type casts."));
</programlisting>
This illustrates the use of format codes to embed run-time values into
- a message text. Also, an optional <quote>hint</quote> message is provided.
+ a message text. Also, optional <quote>detail</quote>
+ and <quote>hint</quote> messages are provided.
The auxiliary function calls can be written in any order, but
conventionally <function>errcode</function>
and <function>errmsg</function> appear first.