diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md index d87748db9ebe68..ba298cb4756ea9 100644 --- a/doc/api/stream.md +++ b/doc/api/stream.md @@ -895,8 +895,8 @@ added: v0.9.4 * `destination` {stream.Writable} The destination for writing data * `options` {Object} Pipe options * `end` {boolean} End the writer when the reader ends. **Default:** `true`. -* Returns: {stream.Writable} making it possible to set up chains of piped - streams +* Returns: {stream.Writable} The *destination*, allowing for a chain of pipes if + it is a [`Duplex`][] or a [`Transform`][] stream The `readable.pipe()` method attaches a [`Writable`][] stream to the `readable`, causing it to switch automatically into flowing mode and push all of its data diff --git a/doc/api/zlib.md b/doc/api/zlib.md index 7a850373a82e9c..167f3e9a4684d4 100644 --- a/doc/api/zlib.md +++ b/doc/api/zlib.md @@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ added: v0.5.8 Not exported by the `zlib` module. It is documented here because it is the base class of the compressor/decompressor classes. +This class inherits from [`stream.Transform`][], allowing `zlib` objects to be +used in pipes and similar stream operations. + ### zlib.bytesRead