diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index 7018b6f39f..0e1d073dfa 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -115,12 +115,14 @@ import {isBlank, isTrueProperty} from '../../util/util';
  * by using ViewChild.
  *
  *```ts
- * constructor() {
- *  @ViewChild('myTabs) tabRef: Tabs
- * }
+ * export class TabsPage {
+ *
+ * @ViewChild('myTabs) tabRef: Tabs
  *
  * onPageDidEnter() {
  *   this.tabRef.select(2);
+ *  }
+ *
  * }
  *```
  *