diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/Set2Test.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/Set2Test.php
index cdf6bcae342..aa70bebbafa 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/Set2Test.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/Set2Test.php
@@ -833,6 +833,45 @@ public function testExtractAttributePattern() {
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test that uneven keys are handled correctly.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testExtractUnevenKeys() {
+		$data = array(
+			'Level1' => array(
+				'Level2' => array('test1', 'test2'),
+				'Level2bis' => array('test3', 'test4')
+			)
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array('test1', 'test2'),
+			Set2::extract($data, 'Level1.Level2')
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array('test3', 'test4'),
+			Set2::extract($data, 'Level1.Level2bis')
+		);
+
+		$data = array(
+			'Level1' => array(
+				'Level2bis' => array(
+					array('test3', 'test4'),
+					array('test5', 'test6')
+				)
+			)
+		);
+		$expected = array(
+			array('test3', 'test4'),
+			array('test5', 'test6')
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, Set2::extract($data, 'Level1.Level2bis'));
+		
+		$data['Level1']['Level2'] = array('test1', 'test2');
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, Set2::extract($data, 'Level1.Level2bis'));
+	}
+
 /**
  * testSort method
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/Set2.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/Set2.php
index 7341d28ad8e..33bfb46a9b3 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/Set2.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/Set2.php
@@ -376,6 +376,14 @@ public static function combine(array $data, $keyPath, $valuePath = null, $groupP
 /**
  * Returns a formated series of values extracted from `$data`, using
  * `$format` as the format and `$paths` as the values to extract.
+ * 
+ * Usage:
+ *
+ * {{{
+ * $result = Set::format($users, array('{n}.User.id', '{n}.User.name'), '%s : %s');
+ * }}}
+ *
+ * The `$format` string can use any format options that `vsprintf()` and `sprintf()` do.
  *
  * @param array $data Source array from which to extract the data
  * @param string $paths An array containing one or more Set2::extract()-style key paths