--- a/scripts/strings/bin2dec.m
+++ b/scripts/strings/bin2dec.m
@@ -24,7 +24,17 @@
 ## @example
 ## @group
 ## bin2dec ("1110")
-##       @result{} 14
+##      @result{} 14
+## @end group
+## @end example
+##
+## Spaces are ignored during conversion and may be used to make the binary
+## number more readable.
+##
+## @example
+## @group
+## bin2dec ("1000 0001")
+##      @result{} 129
 ## @end group
 ## @end example
 ##
@@ -50,10 +60,12 @@
 endfunction
 
 
-%!assert (bin2dec ("0000"), 0)
-%!assert (bin2dec ("1110"), 14)
-%!assert (bin2dec ("11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"), 2^53-1)
-%!assert (bin2dec ({"1110", "1111"}), [14; 15])
+%!assert(bin2dec ("0000"), 0)
+%!assert(bin2dec ("1110"), 14)
+%!assert(bin2dec ("11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"), 2^53-1)
+%!assert(bin2dec ({"1110", "1111"}), [14; 15])
+%!assert (bin2dec ("1 0 1"), 5)
+%!assert (bin2dec (char ("1 0 1", "   1111")), [5; 15])
 
 %%Test input validation
 %!error bin2dec ()