diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/cmdlpars.tex b/docs/latex/wx/cmdlpars.tex
index c0b90dde6f..46119ef6d1 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/cmdlpars.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/cmdlpars.tex
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ this structure:
 struct wxCmdLineEntryDesc
 {
     wxCmdLineEntryType kind;
-    const wxChar *shortName;
-    const wxChar *longName;
-    const wxChar *description;
+    const char *shortName;
+    const char *longName;
+    wxString description;
     wxCmdLineParamType type;
     int flags;
 };