diff --git a/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts b/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
index 0a46ded0d2..f216d470e6 100644
--- a/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
+++ b/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import {VirtualFooter, VirtualHeader, VirtualItem} from './virtual-item';
  * ```html
  * <ion-list [virtualScroll]="items">
  *
- *   <ion-item *virtualItem="#item">
+ *   <ion-item *virtualItem="let item">
  *     {% raw %}{{ item }}{% endraw %}
  *   </ion-item>
  *
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ import {VirtualFooter, VirtualHeader, VirtualItem} from './virtual-item';
  * ```html
  * <ion-list [virtualScroll]="items" [headerFn]="myHeaderFn">
  *
- *   <ion-item-divider *virtualHeader="#header">
+ *   <ion-item-divider *virtualHeader="let header">
  *     Header: {% raw %}{{ header }}{% endraw %}
  *   </ion-item-divider>
  *
- *   <ion-item *virtualItem="#item">
+ *   <ion-item *virtualItem="let item">
  *     Item: {% raw %}{{ item }}{% endraw %}
  *   </ion-item>
  *
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ import {VirtualFooter, VirtualHeader, VirtualItem} from './virtual-item';
  * ```html
  * <ion-list [virtualScroll]="items">
  *
- *   <ion-item *virtualItem="#item">
+ *   <ion-item *virtualItem="let item">
  *     <ion-avatar item-left>
  *       <ion-img [src]="item.avatarUrl"></ion-img>
  *     </ion-avatar>